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    Jun 1
    "You cut my arm off, it will say 'British Army' like a stick of rock." On civvy street, Kirk fell victim to a financial scam and struggled to provide for his family. Feeling isolated, his #mentalhealth declined. Everything changed with one call to @SSAFA. ssaf.as/kirksstory
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    Apr 2, 2021
    🇬🇧 Today is the 39th anniversary of the start of the #FalklandsWar. We remember all those who lost their lives, and the sacrifices made.
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    Apr 2, 2022
    🇬🇧 Today is the 40th anniversary of the start of the #FalklandsWar. We remember all those who lost their lives, and the sacrifices made. #Falklands40
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    Jan 5, 2024
    We pay our respects today to Major Mike Sadler, the last surviving member of the original wartime SAS (Special Air Service), who has died aged 103. He is pictured here in the North African desert during #WW2. Born in 1921, Sadler joined the Long-Range Desert Group, a
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    Nov 12, 2023
    HRH Princess Elizabeth is pictured at the Cenotaph after laying a wreath at the #RemembranceSunday ceremony in London in 1946 - when memories of those who gave their lives during #WW2 were still raw. 'To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.' Thomas Campbell (1777–1844)
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    Jun 6, 2020
    Today, we mark the 76th anniversary of #DDay and remember all those who fought for our freedom on 6 June 1944, and those who gave their lives. #LestWeForget #DDay76
    Troops wading ashore from an LCI(L) on Queen beach, Sword area, 6 June 1944.
    Troops of 3rd Infantry Division on Queen Red beach, Sword area, circa 08:45 hrs, 6 June 1944. In the foreground are sappers of 84 Field Company Royal Engineers, part of No.5 Beach Group, identified by the white bands around their helmets. Behind them, medical orderlies of 8 Field Ambulance, RAMC, can be seen assisting wounded men. In the background, commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade can be seen disembarking from their LCI(S) landing craft.
    Captain Sir Harold Campbell RN and Commander A Kimmins RN watch the progress of the landing of 50th Division from HMS Bulolo, headquarters ship of Assault Force G, 6 June 1944.
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    Apr 27, 2025
    Major Joss Mowforth @Proud_Sappers @BritishArmy has run 23 miles so far, carrying a 27.6 kg fridge on his back, all in aid of @SSAFA. Wonderful, simply wonderful. #LondonMarathon 2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/joss-mowfor…
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    Mar 20, 2020
    "I feel very fortunate to have reached 103, and my day will be made all the more special by hearing from people all around the world." 🎂 @SSAFA ambassador Dame Vera Lynn turns 103 today! Please join us in wishing her a very happy birthday! 🎉
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    Apr 2, 2017
    Today is the 35th anniversary of the start of the Falklands War. We remember all those that lost their lives and the sacrifices made.
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    Aug 15, 2020
    "The war is over." King George VI Broadcast on 15 August 1945. Today is the 75th anniversary of #VJDay and the end of #WW2. We remember all who laid down their lives for freedom from tyranny and all who endured the loss of those they loved. #VJDay75 #NeverForgotten
    Civilians and service personnel in London's Piccadilly Circus celebrate the news of Allied Victory over Japan in August 1945. [Image: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer.]
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    Apr 2, 2020
    🇬🇧 Today is the 38th anniversary of the start of the Falklands War. We remember all those who lost their lives, and the sacrifices made.
    Photo of British Army soldiers taken during the Falklands War.
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    May 8, 2020
    Today is the 75th anniversary of #VEDay. We honour all those servicemen and women who served in the Second World War, and the sacrifices made. To those who gave so much, we thank you. #VEDay75
    8 May 1945: Crowds celebrating VE Day on the streets of London.
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    Jun 6, 2023
    Today, we mark the 79th anniversary of #DDay and remember all those who fought for our freedom on 6 June 1944, and those who gave their lives. #LestWeForget #DDay79
    Commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade led by Brigadier Lord Lovat (in the water, to the right of his men) land on Queen Red beach, Sword area, circa 08:40 hours, 6 June 1944. Lovat's piper, Bill Millin, is in the foreground about to disembark.
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    Nov 11, 2023
    They shall not grow old, as we who are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. #ArmisticeDay
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