Duke of York honours Royal Irish Regiment
[gallery] The Duke of York and more than 1,200 well-wishers turned out at a Shropshire barracks to honour troops who served in Afghanistan and remember those who did not make it home. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR4Ih7s2fZE The Duke of York and more than 1,200 well-wishers turned out at a Shropshire barracks to honour troops who served in Afghanistan and remember those who did not make it home. About 350 members of the 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment proudly paraded in front of their friends, family, military top brass and Prince Andrew at their barracks in Tern Hill on Saturday. In his role as colonel-in-chief of the regiment, the duke presented soldiers who took part in Operation Herrick 13 in Afghanistan with campaign and long service medals. [24link]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR4Ih7s2fZE
The Duke of York and more than 1,200 well-wishers turned out at a Shropshire barracks to honour troops who served in Afghanistan and remember those who did not make it home.
About 350 members of the 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment proudly paraded in front of their friends, family, military top brass and Prince Andrew at their barracks in Tern Hill on Saturday.
In his role as colonel-in-chief of the regiment, the duke presented soldiers who took part in Operation Herrick 13 in Afghanistan with campaign and long service medals.
The Waterloo Day parade honoured the troops who died in the Battle of Waterloo, which happened on June 18, 1815, and also three soldiers who died during the regiment's deployment to Afghanistan.
