Soldiers from The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment line the bridge in Arnhem (John Frost Bridge) and have a small memorial ceremony.   Today was the 65th anniversary commemorations of Operation Market Garden, one of the most notable military operations of World War 2, which was held at Arnhem in the Netherlands.  At 7am 2 PARA marched onto John Frost Bridge, the famous ' Bridge Too Far' to hold a memorial service. It is named after the then Commanding Officer of 2 PARA. Following the service there was the annual service at Oosterbeek cemetery attended by veterans and their families. This year Secretary of State for Defence Bob Ainsworth laid a wreath at the memorial. At the end of the service around 700 local Dutch children laid flowers on each of the graves at the cemetery.
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