Towards the end of June numerous Armed Forces Day events were held across the UK, in addition to the showpiece National event hosted this year by Stirling in Scotland. Mike Shreeve reports for GAR from two such events held in Essex at Barleylands Showground and Stow Maries Airfield.
Inaugurated a decade ago as Veterans Day, and held at the end of June to mark the anniversary of the first Investiture of the Victoria Cross in June 1857, the event was renamed Armed Forces Day in 2009. Intended to raise public awareness of the work of the Armed Forces, and to give local communities the opportunity to show their support for serving members of the Armed Forces, events were held nationwide across the last two weekends in June.
On 21-22 June, the South Essex Armed Forces Day event was held at Barleylands Showground, Billericay.
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