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FALKLANDS VETERANS AND OTHERS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR VETERANS LAPEL BADGE
The
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Minister for Veterans also announced that
the eligibility for the HM Armed Forces Veterans Badge and UK Merchant Seafarers
Veterans Badge has been extended to include those Veterans who served up to
31 December 1994. This means that all those who served during the Falklands Conflict in 1982 can now apply.
The HM Armed Forces Veteran's Badge was launched in May 2004 and since then its availability has been gradually extended from the First and Second World War veterans, to whom it was initially issued, to successive generations of veterans so that all may be united under one badge.
The UK Merchant Seafarers Veteran's Badge was introduced, in 2006, as a special version of the HM Armed Forces Veteran's Badge to reflect the unique relationship that the Merchant Navy and fishermen have held with the Armed Forces over the years.
"The enormous debt that
we owe to the veterans who have faithfully served their country over the
years should not be forgotten. This is why we established the Veterans
Badge in 2004. It has proved enormously popular, with over 400,000 badges
issued to date. I am particularly delighted to be able to include those
who served in the Falklands Conflict in this year when we will mark their
extraordinary achievements in the South Atlantic 25 years ago."
Derek Twigg, Minister for Veterans
For
further information or to apply,
call 0800 169 2277
or visit www.veterans-uk.info
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