{"id":1223,"date":"2011-11-08T10:53:42","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T10:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1223"},"modified":"2011-11-08T10:53:42","modified_gmt":"2011-11-08T10:53:42","slug":"yorkshire-adopts-armed-forces-community-covenant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/yorkshire-adopts-armed-forces-community-covenant\/","title":{"rendered":"Yorkshire adopts Armed Forces Community Covenant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yorkshire has become the first region in the UK to adopt the Armed Forces Community Covenant.<\/p>\n<p>All 32 councils in the Yorkshire and Humber Local Government Association have voted to accept the document, which enshrines the principle that troops are owed a moral obligation on their return, the Yorkshire Post reports.<\/p>\n<p>The leader of York Council James Alexander, said: &quot;I'm proud that Yorkshire is leading the way in creating community covenants to support our dedicated servicemen and 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