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ARRC troops to be welcomed home in Tewkesbury parade ARRC troops to be welcomed home in Tewkesbury parade
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Some 120 soldiers from the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, which is based in Gloucestershire, are to parade later. About 120 members of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, based in Gloucester, have taken part in a parade.
A medal parade through Tewkesbury will honour the UK soldiers who have recently returned from a six month tour of Afghanistan. A medal parade through Tewkesbury honoured the UK soldiers who have recently returned from a six-month tour of Afghanistan.
Afterwards a Memorial Wall will be consecrated and the Duke of Gloucester will present medals at the unit's base at Imjin Barracks in Innsworth. Later, a Memorial Wall is to be consecrated and the Duke of Gloucester will present medals at the unit's base at Imjin Barracks in Innsworth.
The parade will move through the town centre and end at Tewkesbury Abbey. The parade moved through the town centre and ended at Tewkesbury Abbey.
'Welcome home''Welcome home'
Councillor Philip Surman, the Mayor of Tewkesbury Borough, said it was a "huge honour and privilege" to host the event in Tewkesbury.Councillor Philip Surman, the Mayor of Tewkesbury Borough, said it was a "huge honour and privilege" to host the event in Tewkesbury.
"I encourage as many people as possible to come along and line the streets to welcome home our troops," he added. A 36-piece military band from the Parachute Regiment also marched with the parade.
A 36-piece military band from the British Army's own Parachute Regiment is also to march with the parade. While in Afghanistan, the soldiers were assigned to the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) Support Battalion and served in a variety of roles including providing infantry forces, searching for Improvised Explosive Devices, and working with the Afghan Security Forces.
While in Afghanistan, the soldiers were assigned to the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) Support Battalion and served in a variety of roles such as providing infantry forces, searching for Improvised Explosive Devices, and working with the Afghan Security Forces.
The ARRC has had its headquarters in Gloucestershire since August 2010.The ARRC has had its headquarters in Gloucestershire since August 2010.
It is multinational in nature and comprises of troops from the UK as well as such nations as Canada, Germany, Italy, Norway, Turkey, and the United States. The ARRC is multinational in nature and comprises troops from the UK as well as such nations as Canada, Germany, Italy, Norway, Turkey, and the United States.