1968 The only year our soldiers didn't die.

WHILE many associate Remembrance Sunday with the heroes of the First and Second World Wars, our troops have been involved in almost 20 conflicts since.

In fact, 1968 was the only year since 1945 that a British soldier has not died on active service.

That's why the Scottish Poppy Appeal is more important than ever.

It offers support to ex-servicemen and women trying to cope with the aftermath of those wars.

Last year, pounds 1.4 million was raised in Scotland. The Earl Haig Fund, which runs the Poppy Appeal, topped that up to pounds 1.6 million.

Cash went to help run the poppy factory in Edinburgh which employs 26, plus a 33 bed retirement home in Anniesland, Glasgow. The remaining funds provided 160 much-needed grants.

Poppy Appeal organiser Neil Griffith said: The need for the public to dig deep has never gone away.

Here are the areas where our forces have served --or are still serving --since the Second World War.

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1945: Second World War; 2003: Our troops in Iraq