British war veterans commemorate 'bridge too far'
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Several hundred mainly British World War II veterans gathered to commemorate one of the darkest moments in the British army's long history: the slaughter at Arnhem Bridge 60 years ago.
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People walking by mock coffins in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington during a tribute to the more than 1,100 US service personnel killed so far in the Iraq war.
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This week the Netherlands will honor the thousands of mainly British and Polish soldiers who took part in the failed attempt to seize a bridgehead north of the Rhine river near Arnhem between September 17 and 23, 1944, a tragic episode in the Allied advance on Germany.
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Servicemen and women who died in wars are remembered across Wales on Remembrance Sunday.
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Campaigners for greater rights for British fathers, who scaled a well-known bridge in the northeast of England dressed as Batman and Robin, ended their protest after 10 hours on Friday.
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Their mission has been accomplished and the Scottish soldiers were looking forward to the prospect of Christmas with their families after risking their lives in Iraq&#39;s &quot;triangle of death&quot;.
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Services are due to be held across Scotland to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the two world wars.
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Britain announced a &quot;significant&quot; increase in pensions for Gurkha veterans following prolonged protests from the Nepalese veterans who fought alongside British troops in two world wars.
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Veterans of World War II are to re-enact their code-breaking heroics at Bletchley Park.
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A new exhibit honoring the American sacrifice during wars that span the nation&#39;s history opened in Washington DC on Veterans Day.
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Survivors of the Birmingham pub bombings joined more than 200 people at a special service to mark the 30th anniversary of one of mainland Britainâs worst terrorist atrocities today.
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Tributes are played to a British soldier killed in Afghanistan after he is named by the Ministry of Defence.
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Last week, we asked veterans for their Christmas memories. We wanted to know how they celebrated - or how they coped - during the holidays when they were so far from home.
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Britain's Prince Charles and Dutch Queen Beatrix will be present along with hundreds of veterans for the religious ceremony to commemorate the battle on Sunday September 19, in Oosterbeek near Arnhem.
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Vietnam veterans are honored all over the country these days. However, that wasn&#39;t the way it was when the war was being waged or even after it ended.
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In a rare honour, a British soldier who died saving seven comrades during combat in Afghanistan has won the Victoria Cross, the nation's highest award, the Ministry of Defence told AFP Wednesday.
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Political leaders paid their respects to Britain&#39;s war dead in the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph yesterday. The leaders of the government and opposition parties were joined