{"id":826,"date":"2011-03-10T15:39:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-10T15:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?826"},"modified":"2011-03-10T15:39:51","modified_gmt":"2011-03-10T15:39:51","slug":"edinburgh-to-host-armed-forces-day-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/edinburgh-to-host-armed-forces-day-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh to host Armed Forces Day celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year's Armed Forces Day celebrations are to be hosted by the city of Edinburgh, with plenty of other festivities lined up around the country.<br><br>On Saturday June 25th people around the UK will be encouraged to show their support for soldiers by joining in with the special day, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) states.<br><br>While a full list of events has not yet been published, it has been revealed there will be a Uniform at Work Day on Wednesday June 22nd.<br><br>All service personnel who do not 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