{"id":364,"date":"2010-06-25T17:14:01","date_gmt":"2010-06-25T17:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?364"},"modified":"2010-06-25T17:14:01","modified_gmt":"2010-06-25T17:14:01","slug":"support-parcels-welcomed-by-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/support-parcels-welcomed-by-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"Support parcels welcomed by troops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Troops on the frontline have been pleased to receive a number of moral-boosting packages, it has been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>More than 400 packages have been dispatched to Helmand Province in Afghanistan by the Montrose branch of the Royal British Legion Scotland, the Montrose Review reports.<\/p>\n<p>The boxes have been sent to members of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards and include items such as toiletries, sweets and games that have been donated by the public.<\/p>\n<p>Local shops also helped out with the cause by setting up a number of collection 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