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Jane
@JaneFranklin99
Journalist, broadcaster & podcast producer. News & Planning Editor at BFBS Forces News. Former BBC News Bureau Chief. defence/military/history. ✍🏻 🎥 🎙️
United Kingdom
Joined August 2011
00:00- The memorial to Anne Frank and her sister Margot at Bergen-Belsen this afternoon.
- A postbox in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, this morning. Beautifully made - a Nurse, Pilot and ARP Warden feature on the other side. #Remembrance #LestWeForget
- A magnificent veil of over 3000 poppies cloaks the Market Hall in Old Amersham in Buckinghamshire. The poppies were made by the students at a local school, The Beacon. @Beacon_School #Remembrance #LestWeForget
- Beautifully crafted postbox topper in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire - featuring the British Army, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. #Remembrance #LestWeForget
- Arnhem veteran Geoff Roberts, aged 99, lays his wreath at Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery. #Arnhem80 @ForcesNews
00:00 - RM Lance Corporal Matt Croucher’s George Cross and the remains of his day sack. In 2008 he threw himself and his bag on top of an explosive device in Helmand, Afghanistan - saving the lives of many. He survived the blast and is one of only 22 living recipients to receive the GC.
- A spectacular cascade of knitted poppies at Ley Hill in the Chilterns today. #Remembrance #LestWeForget #Poppies
- Several of The Little Ships depart Teddington Lock this afternoon - on their way to Ramsgate. Next week over 60 plan to sail to Dunkirk 🇫🇷 to mark the 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo. 🇬🇧 #Dunkirk85 @ForcesNews
00:00 - The RAF Bomber Command Memorial in London’s Green Park. Commemorates the sacrifice of 55,573 aircrew during the Second World War.
- The Little Ships fill the Inner Basin at Ramsgate ahead of tomorrow’s crossing to Dunkirk 🇫🇷 - for the 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo. 🇬🇧 @ForcesNews
00:00 - A fabulous photo call with all the veterans who attended the VJ Day commemorations at the National Memorial Arboretum today. Their ages ranged from 96 to 105 years old Remarkable gentlemen. @ForcesNews #VJDay
