{"id":3153,"date":"2015-07-22T18:12:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T18:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?3153"},"modified":"2015-07-22T18:12:36","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T18:12:36","slug":"military-charity-hosts-sporting-tournament-for-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/military-charity-hosts-sporting-tournament-for-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Military charity hosts sporting tournament for veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A military charity has hosted a tournament in which veterans battle it out to become champions in the sporting contest, which included a number of different activities.<\/p>\n<p>The competition, now in its third year, took place at the Phoenix House Recovery Centre run by the Help for Heroes charity.<\/p>\n<p>Team South took the top spot in the contest, and managed to take the trophy from Phoenix House for the first time in the tournament&rsquo;s history.<\/p>\n<p>The team is made up 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