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We’re giving away a one-day family ticket for Military Odyssey, which is taking place at the Kent Showground on Saturday 24th, Sunday 25th and Monday 26th August. The family ticket is valid for up to two adults and two children and would usually cost £48.

Complete the entry form below by 7th July 2019 to be in with a chance of winning. This competition is open to everybody, so please do share it with your friends and family. Our winner will be drawn at random and contacted by email by the end of July.

Header image: The UK national commemorative D-Day 75 event took place on Southsea Common, Portsmouth, on 5th June, with VIPs, servicemen and women, and some 300 D-Day veterans present. (All photos: Crown Copyright unless otherwise stated)

It cannot have escaped the attention of readers that 6th June was the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the day in 1944 when an Allied invasion force of 156,000 troops landed in Normandy. The invasion was supported by more than 7,000 ships and smaller vessels, and 11,000 aircraft. The total number of British, Commonwealth and Allied casualties (killed, wounded or missing) on D-Day was over 4,400. The invasion was one of the greatest military feats of all time; it established a crucial second front, which ultimately led to victory for the Allied Forces in 1945 and the liberation of Europe from Nazi occupation.

Header image: Former Officer Commanding BBMF, Sqn Ldr Andy ‘Milli’ Millikin, is now an MBE. (Photo: RAF Coningsby Photo Section Crown Copyright)

We are delighted to record that former Officer Commanding the BBMF, Squadron Leader Andy ‘Milli’ Millikin, has become an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List published on 8th June.