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Homecoming parade for Black Country soldiers
Saturday 22nd October 2011, 10:47AM BST.
Soldiers from across the Black Country and Staffordshire will take part in a series of homecoming parades to mark the end of their tour of duty in Afghanistan.
The 3rd Battalion the Mercian Regiment (The Staffords) will make a triumphant return to the region, marked by several “freedom” marches to be held in town and cities next month.
Troops who have been fighting the Taliban will take part in their first march through Stafford on November 27.
The following day they will march through Lichfield, then Wolverhampton on November 30 and Walsall on December 1.
Commanders today said the UK owed the soldiers a “huge debt of gratitude” for what they had done.
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fair play on these lad they deserve all grattitude, and total respect for doing what they do .its about time they come home ,my dad was in this regiment 40 yrs ago , welcome home lads, and rip to the ones we have lost but will never be forgotton .
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Welcome Home Brave Boys
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Show some pride people of Wolverhampton and get out there and support your troops.
If the do gooder’s and ‘uman righter’s stick their oars in TELL THEM WHERE TO GO.
Preferably Afghanistan.
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well done lads and thanks a lot…here are your redundancy notices…love Dave…
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welcome home young braves,we in the black country will be there in wolverhampton nov 30th, then as sherlock says thanks dave for sacking our young braves yet can still give 12 billion a year away in foreign aid welcome back to looney britain
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Welcome home to all our heroes , I salute you all
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Good to have you all back, woow have been nice for you to parade on a day when the wolves are at home so that we can give you a true homecoming worthy of you.
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Rip to the brave who have fallen, people show respect to these brave people by showing up for the parades and show everyone why we are called great britain
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