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Unicorn service for 65th anniversary of VJ Day
The bravery, dedication and sacrifices of those who fought for their country to help bring an end to the second world war were remembered in Dundee on Sunday, August 15.
More than 130 veterans, among them members of the half-million-strong "Forgotten Army" who fought to reclaim Burma from the Japanese, gathered at the Unicorn to mark the 65th anniversary of Victory over Japan (VJ) Day.
Standards were paraded on the quayside before prayers led by chaplains the Rev David Taylor and the Rev Bob Wightman.
President of the Burma Star Association Donald Farquharson read the Kohima Epitaph and the president of the City of Dundee Combined Ex-Services Association Victor Herd read the Ode to the Fallen.
The veterans attended a reception aboard the frigate after the formal ceremonies.
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