Island to mark Armed Forces Day

Parade along Douglas Promenade

Veterans and serving personnel in the forces will march along Douglas promenade this afternoon (Sunday).

It’s as the Island marks the 10^th anniversary of Armed Forces Day.

A parade along Douglas Promenade at 3pm will  be followed by a church service at the Villa Marina.

In what is the centenary year of the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Jutland, Armed Forces Day chairman Brigadier Norman Butler says he hopes the public pays its respects.