For the first time since the 1940s the City of Wakefield has granted the Freedom of the City to a British Army Regiment and I am proud to say that this was one action in the council chamber that drew a wholehearted response in favour.
The Yorkshire Regiment marks the bringing together of a number of Yorkshire based Military units by successive Government Defence reviews.
That said the resulting Regiment has been building its own rich history in Iraq and Afghanistan and soldiers from the Yorkshire Regiment have been defending our interests.
So they will march bayonets fixed flags flying through the City this afternoon. The sun is shining, it promises to be a memorable day.
In the event there was a great turnout from the people of Wakefield who turned out to welcome the 3rd Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment. Something really to be proud of.
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