{"id":145,"date":"2010-02-19T15:05:02","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T15:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?145"},"modified":"2010-02-19T15:05:02","modified_gmt":"2010-02-19T15:05:02","slug":"new-museum-to-highlight-the-role-of-the-welsh-soldier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/new-museum-to-highlight-the-role-of-the-welsh-soldier\/","title":{"rendered":"New museum to highlight the role of the Welsh soldier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welsh soldiers have made a massive contribution to the British army and a new museum will celebrate their history with some brand new exhibitions.<\/p>\n<p>Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier is a new &pound;1 million facility which will take over the entire first floor of the castle and trace the history of Welsh troops over the last 300 years.<\/p>\n<p>The project is a joint collaboration between The Royal Welsh and 1st The Queen&rsquo;s Dragoon Guards and will open its 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