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ORGANISERS of this weekend’s Festival of Remembrance have delivered Merchant Navy veterans a “kick in the teeth” by preventing them from taking part in the Albert Hall event.
Veterans from the three branches of the armed forces take part in the Royal British Legion event’s central London parade, but this year it will not feature Merchant Navy second world war veterans in what, for some, could be their last commemoration.
Though serving members of the Merchant Navy will take part in “the muster,” the veterans were merely offered free tickets to attend as spectators.
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