RBL Remembrance Tours

Discussion in 'General' started by bexley84, Feb 7, 2018.

  1. bexley84

    bexley84 Well-Known Member

    Spotted this link the other day... perhaps there won't be so many men and women who are able to make the journeys but it is worth passing on....

    Help us find WW2 veterans for free Remembrance tours

    One of my Dad's mates who joined up with him in 1939 has already registered - good news. I'll have a few pints of whatever he's been drinking over the past 99 years.

    "The Royal British Legion wants to take all surviving veterans of the Second World War on a free Remembrance tour to where they served during their time in the Armed Forces.

    Tours will take place throughout 2018 and will give WW2 veterans the chance to meet up with fellow veterans and pay their respects at battlefield sites, cemeteries and memorials. The Treasury is enabling these free tours to be funded by Libor fines, and will enable the veterans to return with a family member and carer.

    Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said: “I’m delighted that we can continue to support those who want to return with The Royal British Legion to the countries where they served. We have committed over £5 million of Libor funds to help those who fought for our freedom to return to pay their respects and safeguard the memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.”


    best wishes
     
    Last edited: Feb 7, 2018
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