Children forget VJ Day.BRITAIN'S Forgotten 14th Army really has been overlooked by the nation's youngsters. Barely two per cent of schoolchildren know the date of Victory in Japan Day, said a Royal British Legion legion, large unit of the Roman army. It came into prominence c.400 B.C. It originally consisted of 3,000 to 4,000 men drawn into eight ranks: the first six ranks, called hoplites, were heavily armed, while the last two, called velites, were only lightly armed. survey. The RBL (Realtime Blackhole List) A list of the IP addresses of known spammers. See MAPS. called the poll "worrying" and with the Burma Star The Burma Star was a campaign medal of the British Commonwealth, awarded for service in World War II. The medal was awarded for service in the Burma Campaign between 11 December1941 and 2 September1945. Association is also asking the nation to remember the "Forgotten Army" that fought the Japanese in Burma. RBL chief Brigadier Ian Townsend said: "The men and women who served in the Far East are often disappointed that so little recognition is given to their extraordinary efforts when compared to other theatre." A survey of 628 11 to 18-year-olds showed just two per cent knew August 15 was VJ Day - when fighting in the Far East stopped, ending the war. |
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