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Aldershot Hosts National Armed Forces Day Parade with March and Flypast
GB News reported a parade of servicemen, veterans and cadets marched through Aldershot on Armed Forces Day. Military bands and an A400M Atlas flypast accompanied the event under clear Hampshire skies. The national celebration closes Armed Forces Week each year.
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A national Armed Forces Day parade took place in Aldershot on the last Saturday of June. GB News reported that servicemen, veterans and cadets marched through the town accompanied by bands from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, British Army and Royal Air Force. Chief of Defence Staff Air Marshal Sir Richard Knighton saluted the procession.
The third Battalion of the Parachute Regiment advanced along Queens Avenue while an A400M Atlas military cargo plane conducted a flypast overhead. Armed Forces Day has been held annually since 2009. It replaced Veterans' Day, which began three years earlier, and now honors both serving personnel and former service members.
One town or city is selected each year to host the main national event. Hundreds of smaller local parades, displays and community activities occur across the UK on the same day. Military bases and museums typically open to the public, and many organizations offer discounts to members of the armed forces community.
