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<p>UK Armed Forces personnel deployed on a United Nations (UN) operation are eligible
to receive the appropriate UN medal, if they meet the criteria. The UK does not usually
institute a medal where the UN already has one available to UK personnel.</p><p> </p><p>In
terms of national recognition, Armed Forces Day provides a chance for the public to
show their support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community. This
includes currently serving personnel, their families, veterans and cadets. To honour
those who have sadly lost their lives whilst in service, we have Remembrance Day.</p><p>
</p><p>The Government does not fund memorials, but all those who have lost their lives
whilst in the service of our country since the end of the Second World War, are commemorated
on the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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