The first Armed Forces Day took place on May 20, 1950. When President Harry Truman issued the proclamation starting the holiday earlier in the same year, he called upon the nation to, "participate in ...

Another highlight of the day will see a flypast of two RAF hawk aircraft at about 15:30. Organiser Colin Kelsey said the occasion would celebrate what those in the armed services "have done and ...

Funds make up part of the more than $9-billion Carney pledged to invest this fiscal year to increase Canada’s defence ...

York City Council ignited fury over its 'absolutely bonkers' decision to bar one of its local army units from attending its Armed Forces Day celebration with its Jackal vehicle amid protest fears.

Bads taken away before they could kill Goods." While the royal family’s Armed Forces Day snub may have stung Harry, he also recently took a subtle swipe at his family just a day earlier, on June 27.

Military personnel joined veterans and cadets in a parade through Leicester city centre to mark Armed Forces Day. Crowds gathered along High Street as pipers and drummers from the Seaforth ...

Here are 18 photos of Sheffield veterans, armed forces personnel and young cadets on parade in the city centre this weekend. Sheffield marked Armed Forces and Veterans Day on June 21 with a ...