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Today is the 30th anniversary of the end of the first Gulf War. Operation Granby was the codename for the UK's contribution to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi forces. It was the largest single deployment of British personnel since the Second World War. #DesertStorm #OpGranby | British Army

Today 97 year old Battle of Arnhem veteran John Jeffries unveiled a sculpture titled ‘Windows into the Past’ as a tribute to, and a depiction of the British Paratroop landings onto Drop Zone ‘Y’ on Ginkel Heath in the Netherlands. Here he talks about his experiences entering the battle and what the sculpture means to him. For more information on Arnhem 75 visit: http://ow.ly/bngM50wfbwI | British Army