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By CJ

Taken from the Battlefields of France, The Unknown Warrior now rests in peace in a tomb in Westminster Abbey, a national symbol of remembrance for those who fell in service during the horrific battles of the First World War ... the war to end all wars.

The Step Short project are holding a series of events in July and August culminating in a commemorative march in Folkestone on Sunday (7 August).

Thousands of people are expected to attend the annual concert remembering the 11 Royal Marine musicians who died in the 1989 Deal bombing.

Street parties and parades across the country were held to mark the third annual UK Armed Forces Day.
 

To mark the lead up to Armed Forces Day, the Chairman of Dover District Council and the Town Mayor of Deal are inviting community representatives to a flag raising ceremony at the entrance to Deal Pier starting at 10.15am on Monday (20 June).

A new permanent memorial to Normandy veterans who fought and died in the Battle of Normandy - the famous D-Day landings - in 1944 has been installed at the Garden of Remembrance in Sandgate Road, Folkestone.

Graves in a Folkestone cemetery for two Victoria Cross holders are being rededicated today after a year long restoration project.

The Ministry of Defence announced yesterday (4 April) that around 150 Gurkhas are to be among the first casualties of the Army's job cuts but it is not known how many who are based in Folkestone and Maidstone will be affected.

The Government has just announced an increase in pension to ex-Gurkhas and their dependants through the ‘Gurkha Pension Scheme’.

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Re: Folkestone based Gurkha soldier awarded UK second highest medal for bravery

Sgt Dip Prasad Pun, his comrades and their families, are so much a part of Shepway these days they are rapidly becoming the Pride of Shepway.