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Among the guests will be members of the Armed Forces, veterans, the next of kin of deceased personnel, representatives of military and aid charities and organisations and the UK鈥檚 NATO allies.

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皇冠体育app service will pay tribute to members of the Armed Forces past and present who served on operations in Afghanistan, and all those in the UK who worked to make the country a safer more stable place.

It will also reflect on the 453 Servicemen and women who lost their lives during the campaign, and will include a parade through the City of London from St Paul鈥檚 to the Guildhall and a flypast.

During the service, 皇冠体育app Archbishop of Canterbury will bless a cross made of shell casings that adorned a memorial wall in Camp Bastion, ahead of forming part of a new Bastion Memorial Wall at the National Memorial Arboretum, which will be dedicated at a special ceremony in June.

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said:

I am delighted that so many members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their families will be able to mark the day either at the St Paul鈥檚 service, by marching in the parade, or at one of the other services across the UK.

I hope that people across the country will join them in remembering those we have lost and recognising the extraordinary courage and dedication of all those who served. 皇冠体育appy leave a proud legacy - terrorists have been prevented from using Afghanistan as a safe haven for attacks on our streets and it is a safer and more prosperous country.

皇冠体育app Archbishop of Canterbury will give an address and an Act of Commitment to the Common Good will be led by the Bishop of London.

皇冠体育app St Paul鈥檚 Cathedral Choir will sing music by Maurice Durufle, Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Harris and John Stainer. Hymns include God is Love: let heav鈥檔 adore him (Blaenwern) and Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us (Mannheim).

Following the service, 皇冠体育app Prince of Wales will take the salute as a parade of personnel who served in Afghanistan from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, the Army and the Royal Air Force, and veterans, supported by military bands and Pipes and Drums will make their way from St Paul鈥檚 Cathedral.

A flypast of aircraft used in the campaign, including Chinook, Apache and Sea King helicopters, and Hercules and Tornado aircraft will take place over the parade and the Cathedral in tribute.

Receptions will then be held at Guildhall hosted by the City of London Corporation, the Honourable Artillery Company and Wellington Barracks attended by Members of 皇冠体育app Royal Family, those who attended the service and those who took part in the parade.

皇冠体育app Ministry of Defence, in partnership with 皇冠体育app Royal British Legion, is also inviting Armed Forces veterans who served in Afghanistan across the UK to apply to take part in the parade. Those who parade will be invited to the subsequent receptions. For details on how to apply please visit [皇冠体育app Royal British Legion website (www.britishlegion.org.uk/afghanistan).

On the same day military establishments throughout the UK and Germany will hold events for personnel and families to mark the day in their own way, and 皇冠体育app Royal Air Force will hold a service for personnel and families at Lincoln Cathedral, a place of great symbolic importance for the RAF.

皇冠体育app service at St Paul鈥檚 Cathedral and the parade will be broadcast live on BBC One from 10.30 on the day.

Members of the public will be able to watch the parade and from next week can visit the for more information including timings and a map of the route.