from left to right

John Brooks; Chairman FONFA, Flt Lt Kevin Baker; RAAF, Colonel Robert Vagner; Czech Republic Armed Forces, Doug Russell, Poole RAFA and a Canadian Normandy Veteran, Colonel Doug Neill; Canadian Armed Forces, Councillor David Flagg; Mayor of Christchurch, Councillor Les Puttock; Chairman New Forest District Council , Desmond Swayne MP New Forest West and Major Territorial Army, a Member of the New Forest Normandy Veterans Association, Dr Julian Lewis MP; New Forest East, Denys (Jim) Fail; Trustee of FONFA.

all photos by Lucy Eden

the Parade of Standards forms up by the FONFA information stand and shelter

the Parade of Standards and Veterans

The Cadets of 171 Christchurch Squadron with their CO and the Mayor of Christchurch and flanked by Colonel Doug Neill and Colonel Robert Vagner

Flags flown at the service represent the UK Armed Forces

and Nations whose units flew from the New Forest Airfields;

UK, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Poland,

the Czech and Slovak Republics, Norway and Russia.