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AFD Falmouth
groups with links to Bodmin Keep assembled for the Flag Relay Ceremony. Mayor Phillip Cooper said “The flag symbolises public support for the Armed Forces men and women, past and present and the very difficult job that they do”.
The National Armed Forces Day in Falmouth was a splendid affair and the LI Veterans marched to rapturous applause, which many said, was very emotional. There were many military static displays but of course The Red Arrows overhead stole the show. A Proms Concert was held in the evening at Pendennis Castle.
The Association held its second Lazy Summer Afternoon BBQ and Cream Tea in the garden at The Keep on Sun 16 July which was every bit as enjoyable as the first one and is now very firmly in the diary. The newly acquired marquee saw its sec- ond outing, although it wasn’t really necessary as the sun shone most of the day.
The Annual Reunion at The Keep was well attended with a Memorial Service at the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry War Memorial conducted by The Reverend Paul Holley. The names of Light Infantrymen who died on Operations was read out by Nigel James MBE during the service. A pasty supper followed and Rob Phillimore, the new Museum Marketing Manager, entertained us with renditions of 60’s, 70’s and 80’s hits.
The Association was invited to attend a service of remembrance on Thursday, 12 October for the 3,720 soldiers of the US 29th Infantry Division killed in battle between D-Day, 6 June 1944, and the Allied victory in Europe, 8 May 1945. The service included the rededication of the 29th Division memorial plaque, which commemorates the soldiers of The 29th and the kindness of the Cornish people towards US Officers and enlisted men during the Division’s year-long stay in Bodmin.
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