'I avoided being shot by Japanese in the jungle...a relief to be going home'

Legion service of remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire to thank veterans.

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They will meet 33 VJ Day heroes, aged from 96 to 105, who served in what became known as The Forgotten War. The guests of honour will be told their service will always be remembered. The King's six-minute international radio broadcast, released this morning, bears striking similarities to the emotional words of his grandfather George VI who, eight decades earlier, declared "the war is over", adding: "From the bottom of my heart I thank my Peoples for all they have done, not only for themselves but for mankind."