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| Queen to attend service for Iraq | Queen to attend service for Iraq |
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| The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will attend a remembrance service to honour members of UK forces and civil servants who served in Iraq. | The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will attend a remembrance service to honour members of UK forces and civil servants who served in Iraq. |
| The service at St Paul's Cathedral in London on 9 October will mark the end of combat operations in Iraq. | The service at St Paul's Cathedral in London on 9 October will mark the end of combat operations in Iraq. |
| The MoD said the occasion would also be a chance to remember those who died during the UK's six-year involvement. | The MoD said the occasion would also be a chance to remember those who died during the UK's six-year involvement. |
| The majority of those invited will be military personnel and families of the 179 personnel who died. | |
| Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth said: "This service will provide an opportunity to remember the enormous contribution made by some 120,000 members of the UK Armed Forces and their civilian colleagues who have served in Iraq over six years. | Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth said: "This service will provide an opportunity to remember the enormous contribution made by some 120,000 members of the UK Armed Forces and their civilian colleagues who have served in Iraq over six years. |
| "In particular it will be a time to remember the ultimate sacrifice made by those who died and who contributed to the greater peace and stability that exists in Iraq today." | "In particular it will be a time to remember the ultimate sacrifice made by those who died and who contributed to the greater peace and stability that exists in Iraq today." |