{"id":154,"date":"2010-02-23T16:31:45","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T16:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?154"},"modified":"2010-02-23T16:31:45","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T16:31:45","slug":"soldiers-wives-create-calendar-in-support-of-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/soldiers-wives-create-calendar-in-support-of-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldiers wives create calendar in support of troops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A number of soldiers&rsquo; wives have come together to pose for a fundraising calendar, with many copies already sold, papers from the Archant Regional group have reported.<\/p>\n<p>The women, spouses of men from the Swanton Morley-based Light Dragoons, are looking to support soldiers with the calendar, in which they appear posing in various places around Robertson Barracks, the publications revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the money raised will go to will a special bench outside the regimental church 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