No 723
Monday 2nd - Sunday 8th July, 2018
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Orihuela Cathedral overflows as Veterans Celebrate Armed Forces Day
irst observed in 2006, Armed Forces Day in the United Kingdom is an annual event to commemorate the service of
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men and women in the British Armed Forces. Here in Spain the event was celebrated on Saturday 30 June to also include all those security forces, including the Irish Services and the Guardia Civil, National and Local Police here in Spain, to raise awareness and appreciation for those who look
after our well-being, especially those who are currently on active duty. The event, which was also mentioned in a BBC report, was held for the first time in Orihuela city where over 200 British and Spanish servicemen and veterans, led by the Torrevieja Pipes and Drums,
and including 4 Chelsea Pensioners who had travelled to Spain especially for the event, marched the short distance from Plaza Teniente Linares, along Calle Mayor de Ramรณn de Cajal to the 13th Century Orihuela Cathedral. Continued on Page 2