TRIBUTES were paid to UK servicemen and women past and present with the annual Armed Forces Day flag raising service in Bromsgrove on Monday.
After an introduction by Bromsgrove District Council chairman, Coun Josh Robinson, the flag was raised.
There was then a short service led by Rev Ray Khan, vicar of St John’s Church and the Bromsgrove Royal British Legion Chaplain.
During his prayer he called on God to be with our armed forces personnel, maintain the security of our nation in this troubled world and ‘protect the values we cherish’.
“Keep safe those in our armed forces and who risk their lives on land, at sea and in the air.
“May the fruits of their courage and eternal vigilance bring peace, prosperity and freedom from fear for all your people.”
He also prayed for their loved ones and their families and, closing the ceremony, urged those gathered to ‘remember the peacemakers who give their all for us’.
Royal British Legion standards were also in attendance.
The flag will fly all week until Saturday, June 27 – which is this year’s official Armed Forces Day.
Click here to watch the Bromsgrove Armed Forces Day service on Facebook.
