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UK Armed Forces Day 27/6/09

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  • #2
    minidazzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,650 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    They shouldn't have changed the name IMO, they could have had a new day for Armed Forces, but Veterans are a whole different kettle of fish who deserve their own day.


  • #3
    McArmalite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,476 ✭✭✭McArmalite


    minidazzler wrote: »
    They shouldn't have changed the name IMO, they could have had a new day for Armed Forces, but Veterans are a whole different kettle of fish who deserve their own day.

    I suppose you had your little union jacks proudly flying down in Cork for it ?


  • #4
    iceage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,533 ✭✭✭iceage


    LOLOL Oh Oh...SCRAP!!!:rolleyes:


  • #5
    marco murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,714 ✭✭✭marco murphy


    Just seen this;

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TKLPNaG_PQ


  • #6
    Steyr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭Steyr


    Thirteen held after forces day protest



    « Previous « PreviousNext » Next »View GalleryPublished Date: 29 June 2009
    By Lisette Johnston
    THIRTEEN people are to appear in court today following protests that disrupted an Armed Forces Day parade.
    Police confirmed 12 men and one woman aged between 20 and 30 were arrested and charged after trouble broke out at Saturday's event in Glasgow.

    Protesters, believed to have been an Irish Republican group, started chanting while a service was taking place in the city's George Square.

    Police were then forced to close off nearby George Street at around 12:20pm.

    The parade was part of a series of events around the country for people to display their support for the nation's servicemen and women, with the Queen and First Minister Alex Salmond attending events in Edinburgh.

    The protests have been condemned by public figures, including Secretary of State for Scotland Jim Murphy and the leader of Glasgow City Council, Steven Purcell.

    The event in Glasgow involved a parade in George Square including veterans and serving military personnel.

    The day was also marked by British forces in Afghanistan and in Kuwait where troops are completing the process of withdrawal from neighbouring Iraq.


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  • #7
    cushtac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭cushtac


    minidazzler wrote: »
    They shouldn't have changed the name IMO, they could have had a new day for Armed Forces, but Veterans are a whole different kettle of fish who deserve their own day.

    Like Remembrance Sunday?


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