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Posted by Carl Sargeant AM at 08:44 0 comments  Monday, 20 June 2011
Remember Armed Forces Day

CARL SARGEANT BACKS ARMED FORCES DAY
AND URGES LOCAL COUNCIL’S TO DO THE SAME

Carl Sargeant AM has called on local communities, organisations and businesses across Flintshire to help celebrate Armed Forces Day this Saturday.
The national event is to show support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community: from currently serving troops to service families and from veterans to cadets.
The Welsh Labour Government has pledged to extend eligibility for the concessionary travel scheme and to extend the priority status that Service personnel and veterans have in the Homebuy scheme to the widows and widowers of personnel killed in Service.
In addition, over the next term, the Welsh Labour Government intends to extend free swimming schemes to veterans and serving military personnel on leave, formalise the support arrangements for Welsh Armed Forces Day parades across Wales as well as assess any additional support that is required for the families of serving personnel.
To mark the occasion Carl Sargeant will be attending the national event in Cardiff
Alyn & Deeside Labour AM Carl Sargeant who is also the Minister with responsibility for the Armed Forces in Wales, said:
“Armed Forces Day is an important opportunity to formally thank our service men and women.
“All our armed forces members who have made great sacrifice to defend the UK and contributed to international peace keeping operations deserve to be recognised. The nation owes them all a debt of gratitude.”
“I am also urging the County Council to ensure that it raises the Armed Forces Day commemorative flag over all its civic buildings across our County.”

For more information log on to the Armed Forces Day website at www.armedforcesday.org.uk

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