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As part of this it snow less than 140 days to go until Armed Forces Day. But what s it all about?</p></div> <ul class="bullets"><li>Armed Forces Day is the annual opportunity for the nation to show its support for the men and women of the Armed Forces community, which includes serving personnel and their families, veterans and the Cadet Forces. </li><li>It takes place this year on Saturday 30 June and is now in its fourth year. </li><li>The day aims to raise awareness of and support for the Armed Forces community and highlight the outstanding contribution they make to this country in their service throughout the world. </li><li>The Armed Forces Day national event is being held in Plymouth this year and will include a parade through the city centre as well as a range of exciting displays. </li><li>There will be a wide range of local and community events taking place across the UK, details of which will be coming through between now and the day itself. </li><li>Armed Forces Day has over one million Facebook supporters  why not join them today? </li><li>Keep right up to date with the latest Armed Forces Day news at <a href="/index.aspx" target="_blank" title="Opens in a new window">www.armedforcesday.org.uk</a>. </li></ul> </div> <div class="columnRight"> <ul class="sideButtons"><li><a href="/events/index.aspx">Attend an event</a></li><li><a href="/supporting/hold_a_party.aspx">Hold a party</a></li><li><a href="/supporting/buy_afd_goodies.aspx">Buy &amp; fly a flag</a></li> </ul> <div class="container"> <!--div class="col third padd"--> <h3>News Stories</h3> <ul class="resources"><li><a href="/news/2012_news_features/only_50_days.aspx">It's 50 days until Armed Forces Day!</a></li> <li><a href="/news/2012_news_features/plymouth_announces_c.aspx">Plymouth announces celebrations for the national event</a></li> <li><a href="/news/2012_news_features/100days_to_go_to_afd/index.aspx">Only 100 days to go until Armed Forces Day 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/news/2012_news_features/gearing_up_for_armed.aspx">Gearing up for Armed Forces Day 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/news/2011/a_huge_thank_you.aspx">A Huge Thank You!</a></li> </ul> <!--/div--> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- END: /columns --> <div class="footer cleared"> <div class="right"> <a href="http://www.direct.gov.uk"><img alt="Direct Gov Logo" title="Direct Gov Logo" src="/acmsimg/directgov-footer-logo.png" /></a> </div> <ul><li><a href="/terms.aspx">Terms and conditions</a></li><li><a href="/accessibility.aspx">Accessibility</a></li><li><a href="/contact.aspx">Contact us</a></li><li><a href="/sitemap.aspx">Site map</a></li><li><a href="/privacycookiespolicy.aspx">Privacy and Cookies Policy</a></li><li><a href="/copyright.aspx">Copyright</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript" charset="iso-8859-1" ></script><script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-1461804-19"; urchinTracker(); // facebook count jQuery(document).ready(function () { jQuery.getJSON("http://graph.facebook.com/armedforcesday?callback=?", function(json) { jQuery("#fanCount").text(json.likes); }); }); </script> </form></body></html>