Cardboard crests bearing messages written by Royal British Legion (RBL) members are being planted at the National Memorial Arboretum.

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In Staffordshire, a service of remembrance was held within the walls of the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.

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He worked for 10 years to have the monument, which includes a stone from Hiroshima's ruins, installed at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire.

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