Dame Nia Griffith MP has thanked residents in Llanelli for helping to commemorate the service and sacrifice of those serving in our Armed Forces and veterans during Remembrance Week.
This Remembrance Week, communities in Llanelli and across the nation came together to honour those who fought and died so we could live in freedom, in the World Wars and all conflicts since.
Remembrance is also a time to thank the entire Armed Forces community, including the men and women who serve today and the families who stand by their sides.
Dame Nia, Member of Parliament for Llanelli, praised volunteers who gave their time to sell poppies on behalf of the Royal British Legion to raise funds for the Armed Forces community, as well as volunteers involved in organising local Remembrance events. She attended Remembrance services in person in both Llanelli and Five Roads.
She said:
“Remembrance is a time to honour and remember those who gave their lives so that we could live in freedom.
“I pay tribute to all those who have served, including the 3,600 veterans currently living in my constituency, and all those who serve today, doing so with the utmost professionalism. They are the very best.
“I know residents in Llanelli will continue to support the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal and remember the contribution of those serving in our Armed Forces past and present.”
Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting MP, said:
“I grew up with my grandfather and great-grandfather’s war medals proudly on display in our living room. Defence runs in my blood and I feel intently the importance of Remembrance to those who have served and their families.
“This weekend was a moment to pause and reflect on the enormous debt we owe to our Armed Forces, to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice defending our freedoms, and to thank the personnel keeping us safe tonight.
“We have a moral duty to stand by our veterans and the military families who sacrifice so much. They are the best of us, and we owe them our support as well as our gratitude and admiration.”