Mansfield armed forces day - in pictures

By Danielle Andrews
Published 1st Jul 2019, 14:47 BST

Flag-waving crowds gathered in Mansfield to show their appreciation for our armed forces.

The mayor of Mansfield Andy Abrahams, along with the council's Armed Forces Champion Councillor John Smart, opened the event, and presented a medal to one of the town's D Day veterans, 96-year-old Jim Wain.

Old soldier John Hobson took his grandson Aaron Scott along to the event.placeholder image
Old soldier John Hobson took his grandson Aaron Scott along to the event.
Tyler Kissane sits in the 1942 Willis jeep watched by the jeeps owner Nigel Silver.placeholder image
Tyler Kissane sits in the 1942 Willis jeep watched by the jeeps owner Nigel Silver.
Selfie time for the Bonser family as dad Chris takes the photo of Emmey, Harvey and Sasha, with the MK 9 spitfire.placeholder image
Selfie time for the Bonser family as dad Chris takes the photo of Emmey, Harvey and Sasha, with the MK 9 spitfire.
Crowds watch the Drum and bugle corp play.placeholder image
Crowds watch the Drum and bugle corp play.
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