MORE than 5,000 visitors came to Southampton for the city’s first Armed Forces Day.
The event has been going for ten years – but this was the first time Hampshire troops paraded the streets.
Organiser Kate Wood said: "It’s nice that we’ve done it this year as it’s the RAF 100th anniversary and the Royal Logistical Corps’ 25th."
The former RAF telecommunications officer added: “Southampton doesn’t celebrate the armed forces but I felt that as a city we should.”
Southampton City Council’s community and leisure chief Councillor Satvir Kaur said the event was "a credit to the organisers" and added: "They have worked really hard to put on such an amazing event.
"We had people all ages and backgrounds.
"It’s really important that we mark the end of WWI."
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