204K views · 376 reactions | It's 30 years since the first Gulf War. The UK's involvement was known as 'Op GRANBY', while the United States, which led the alliance in the region, called its operation 'Desert Storm'. The conflict saw the largest ever deployment of the British Armed Forces since the Second World War. Read more herehttps://www.forces.net/news/gulf-war-everything-you-need-know-about-conflict-30-years | Forces News | Facebook

101K views · 1.5K reactions | What's going on here?! Standards out of the window... Our war dead gave their tomorrow for our today... The least we can do is show them some respect by maintaining high standards in our armed forces, especially on Remembrance Day. If our servicemen and women (if we are still allowed to call them that!) can't co-ordinate a few arm and leg moves, what's the chance of co-ordinating much else?! | British & Commonwealth Forces | Facebook

Did you know that Queen Victoria created the Victoria Cross on 29 January 1856? Since then 1,355 people have received a VC for bravery and actions of self-sacrifice. Here are 11 things you may not know about the most prestigious award for bravery given to the Armed Forces. ⬇️ | Royal British Legion

A brief video of the Victoria cross winners at Rorke's Drift 1879 as heard in the 1964 epic movie "Zulu". | British & Commonwealth Forces

#OTD in 1856, the original Victoria Cross was created. The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories The original Victoria Cross was awarded to eighty-one members of Canada’s military forces. Canada’s last surviving recipient of the Victoria Cross, Sergeant Ernest Alvia “Smokey” Smith. #RememberThem Learn more about the #VictoriaCross at: