{"id":1114,"date":"2011-09-05T15:46:36","date_gmt":"2011-09-05T15:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1114"},"modified":"2011-09-05T15:46:36","modified_gmt":"2011-09-05T15:46:36","slug":"tickets-for-troops-gets-500-free-passes-for-england-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/tickets-for-troops-gets-500-free-passes-for-england-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Tickets for Troops gets 500 free passes for England game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some 500 members of the armed forces are to get free tickets for the England v Wales game tomorrow (September 6th).<\/p>\n<p>Tickets For Troops &ndash; which supplies serving members or those medically discharged with free passes to events &ndash; has confirmed the FA has given the allocation for the Euro 2012 qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Gerrard, who is a patron of the charity, noted the system is a &quot;very simple way of respecting their courage and their 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