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Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧
@DefenceHQ
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It is with great sadness that we confirm the death of Major Paul Wilks, who died in a tragic road traffic incident in Ukraine, away from the front lines, on 12 September.
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Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧
@DefenceHQ
Sep 14
It is with deep regret that we must announce that a member of the UK Armed Forces died in a road traffic incident in Ukraine on Saturday 12 September.
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Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧
@DefenceHQ
Sep 11
To mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Band of the Coldstream Guards performed the US National Anthem at Buckingham Palace today, mirroring the historic gesture made by the UK in 2001. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 With 11,000 US personnel stationed here in the UK and 900 of our own
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Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧
@DefenceHQ
Sep 11
On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, the United Kingdom remembers the near 3,000 people who lost their lives on that terrible day, including 67 British citizens. We pay tribute to all those affected including frontline emergency workers, who continue to confront
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Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧
@DefenceHQ
Sep 10
Russia is constantly probing and testing us. NATO has always been a defensive alliance – but we are ready to defend every inch of NATO territory if Russia attacks.
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