{"id":360,"date":"2010-06-24T17:14:39","date_gmt":"2010-06-24T17:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?360"},"modified":"2010-06-24T17:14:39","modified_gmt":"2010-06-24T17:14:39","slug":"crowds-out-in-their-masses-for-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/crowds-out-in-their-masses-for-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Crowds out in their masses&#8217; for troops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The homecoming parade for 11 Light Brigade brought out well-wishers in droves, it has been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Winchester came to a stand-still as 650 troops were applauded by the crowd, which was made up of people of all ages, the BBC reports.<\/p>\n<p>The soldiers, who had returned from deployment in Afghanistan, marched through the town&rsquo;s streets and up to the Guildhall.<\/p>\n<p>Among the throngs were friends and family of the servicemen and women.<\/p>\n<p>One such relative was Kim Shaw, who was pleased to see her son again: &quot;They are all heroes, I&rsquo;m very proud of him.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Paul Graham brought his children to the event and stated: &quot;What&rsquo;s going on in Afghanistan is helping the whole country and the whole world.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>It was revealed earlier in the week that Dave Lewis &ndash; 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