I'm posting this 'cause I don't want the "forgotten army" to be forgotten.
From the Wolverhampton Express & Star today:
Forgotten army final march fear
By Dan Slee
War veterans from the "forgotten army" are to stage what could prove to be their last parade.

More than a dozen old soldiers from across the Black Country who served in the bloody Burma campaign during the Second World War will parade along High Street, West Bromwich.

Organisers say it could be the final chance for members of the West Bromwich Burma Star Association to remember VJ Day.

Dwindling numbers and illness among members has prompted a review of the parade.

Mrs May King, secretary of the West Bromwich Burma Star Association, said: "We shall be meeting shortly to see if this is the last parade. We're not 100 per cent but it's more than likely it will be the last time."

Mrs King, of Elm Close, Gornal Wood, Dudley, said Pacific Star medal holders, ex-servicemen and other uniformed groups are invited.

The march starts from the Lidl supermarket car park in High Street at 10.30am on Sunday August 19.

The ex-servicemen then parade along High Street for a service at 11.15am at St Andrews Church in Dudley Street, Carters Green.

The congregation is then invited back to the West Bromwich Working Men's Club in Dudley Street for a reception from 12.30pm.

The Burma campaign started in earnest in 1942 following the Japanese invasion. Allied soldiers retreated more than 1,000 miles through dense jungle, constantly harried by the enemy.

The Japanese advance was turned back on the border with India by one million troops, dubbed the "forgotten army", who then beat back their enemy.

More than 200,000 Allied casualties were recorded during the campaign.

The Burma Star was awarded to servicemen who took part in the campaign.

Anyone interested in attending the parade can call Mrs May King on 01384 832803.

(Express&Star)

Not that I expect many Catters to join this march, but there will be others near you if you're interested. And there are songs on the subject, if you want to make it officially a music thread.

Steve