188K views · 2.7K reactions | Kevin Costner's amazing speech to The British Armed Forces | British & Commonwealth Forces | Facebook

204K views · 376 reactions | It's 30 years since the first Gulf War. The UK's involvement was known as 'Op GRANBY', while the United States, which led the alliance in the region, called its operation 'Desert Storm'. The conflict saw the largest ever deployment of the British Armed Forces since the Second World War. Read more herehttps://www.forces.net/news/gulf-war-everything-you-need-know-about-conflict-30-years | Forces News | Facebook

A brief video of the Victoria cross winners at Rorke's Drift 1879 as heard in the 1964 epic movie "Zulu". | British & Commonwealth Forces

#OTD in 1856, the original Victoria Cross was created. The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories The original Victoria Cross was awarded to eighty-one members of Canada’s military forces. Canada’s last surviving recipient of the Victoria Cross, Sergeant Ernest Alvia “Smokey” Smith. #RememberThem Learn more about the #VictoriaCross at: