A group of military veterans was escorted off the promenade in Blackpool during Armed Forces Day celebrations.
The incident occurred on Saturday 30 June 2018, as families across the UK were encouraged to pay homage to the various branches of the British military. 12 "Army and Navy Veterans", who were wearing 'Veterans for Peace'...
Children have been encouraged to play with military grade machine guns, by members of the armed forces, in violation of an agreement made with the Lord Mayor of Leicester, community members say.
Symon Hill from the Peace Pledge Union claimed that these events are focussed on recruitment and normalising war:
Armed Forces Day events...
To protest against MPs voting to join the US-led bombing campaign in Syria, veterans of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and the Gulf War cast aside their medals outside Downing Street on 8 December.
These are not distant suited officials in parliament, but veterans with first-hand experience of the brutal realities of war. David...
