Soldiers receive heroes’ welcome on return to Liverpool from Afghanistan
Nov 2 2009
by Samantha Parker, Liverpool Daily Post
THOUSANDS of people lined the streets of Liverpool to welcome home soldiers from the Afghan war zone with huge cheers.
Well-wishers looked on for an hour as soldiers from the 2nd Battalion the Rifles stood at ease meeting civic and Army officials outside Liverpool’s historic St George’s Hall.
The soldiers, all wearing their deserts combats, then paraded through the city.
Before they set off they marched into formation and proud onlookers clapped and sang You’ll Never Walk Alone.
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