{"id":361,"date":"2010-06-24T17:21:04","date_gmt":"2010-06-24T17:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?361"},"modified":"2010-06-24T17:21:04","modified_gmt":"2010-06-24T17:21:04","slug":"residents-urged-to-show-support-for-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/residents-urged-to-show-support-for-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents urged to show support for troops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Troops returning from Afghanistan could be greeted by a rapturous reception this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Cheshire East leaders have urged local residents to come out in their droves to welcome back 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire) after a six-month stint overseas, the Crewe Chronicle reports.<\/p>\n<p>A parade will be taking place on Saturday June 26th &ndash; which is also Armed Forces Day &ndash; to mark the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon Baxendale, mayor for the region, rallied: &quot;Your support for the armed forces 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