Remembrance Sunday 2019: How should you wear a poppy?
The red poppy is the most popular flower to wear during Remembrance Day because it grows wild in many fields
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Military
How Britain dishonoured its African first world war dead
Next week marks the centenary of the first Remembrance Sunday. But over the decades, hundreds of thousands of war dead who
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Black History: War memorial to black servicemen unveiled
A woman who lost her father and brothers in World War Two has won a 26-year campaign for a memorial
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Armed forces: concerns BAME personnel are ‘suffering in silence’
Military police have launched 35 investigations into racially aggravated crimes over the past five years, prompting warnings that many service personnel
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West Point is about to graduate its largest class of black women
History in the making: These cadets will be among 34 African-American women who will graduate with the Class of 2019
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The World Wars were not ‘white’ wars. The interfaith community must make sure that BAME soldiers are honoured and remembered
Looking through the history books on World War I and II, you could be forgiven for thinking that only white
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Colombia Farc: Dissident leader Rodrigo Cadete killed in military operation
The Colombian military says it has killed one of the leaders of a faction of Farc rebels who have refused
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Harlem Hellfighters: The black soldiers who brought jazz to Europe
World War One brought many social changes – not least, the introduction of jazz to Europe. Thanks to a black
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Royal Marines’ Christmas gift for arthritis boy
Royal Marine commandos have given an early Christmas surprise to a 14-year-old boy who has arthritis in his eyes. Malachi Neat,
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First Sikh and Muslim padres join the military
In a first for the British military, a Sikh and Muslim padre have become part of the Royal Air Force’s
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US to cut African troops amid focus on Russia and China
The US is cutting hundreds of troops in Africa as it focuses on countering threats from Russia and China. Around
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Sherry Ann Dixon – A long journey home
Many Black people in the 1960s came to England as children, sent on their own to join family members in
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MOSUL: Military campaign may be over but thousands still in need
The violent recapturing of Mosul may have come to its gritty conclusion, but for hundreds of thousands of Iraqis the
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Celebrating 100 years of women’s contribution to UK Armed Forces
The Royal British Legion is calling on the nation to join forces with them as the charity celebrates 100 years
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Armed Forces Day celebrations at the National Memorial Arboretum
Following a nationwide search, the Curry family have been selected to serve as guests of honour On 24 June, the
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