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Parliamentary Welcome Homes

The U K Defence Forum supports the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces in organising Parliamentary Welcome Homes for troops returning from operations and Receptions for Service personnel. To date these have been:
 
December 2007   12 Brigade ex Afghanistan
March 2008         52 Infantry Brigade ex Afghanistan
July 2008            4 Mechanised Brigade ex Iraq
February 2009     7 Armoured Brigade ex Iraq
May 2009           Royal Air Force ex Operations
June 2009           3 Commando Brigade ex Afghanistan
November 2009   19 Light Brigade ex Afghanistan
June 2010           11 Light Brigade ex Afghanistan
October 2010   Royal Air Force ex Operations
November 2010   4 Mechanised Brigade ex Afghanistan
May 2011            Royal Navy ex Operations
June 2011           16 Air Assault Brigade ex Afghanistan
July 2011            Royal Air Force ex Operations
 
 
October 2011   3 Commando Brigade ex Afghanistan

A photographic record of many of these events can be found on Facebook - search for U K Defence Forum
Mike Pe
nning MP welcomes troops to Parliament. g
Mike Penning MP briefs members of 12 Brigade in Portcullis House at the House of Commons
Des Browne MP, then Secretary
of State for Defence, thanks
visiting troops in the
House of Commons

A full report on the 2008 4 Mechanised Brigade event "Not about the grandees" and a photo-essay can be found here