FEATURES
emblem – a magnificent stainless steel eagle sitting on top of the world. The eagle is made up of over 1,000 hand-forged feathers and is surrounded by a segmented RAF roundel, which is separated into four quarters to depict the RAF Association at the heart of RAF welfare.
The RAF Association provides friendship, help and support for any members of the RAF past and present, and their families. It is also the management authority for the RAF Families Federation. It is the largest single- service membership organisation in the UK, with around 74,000 members and almost 500 branches. The Remembrance Garden preserves the memory of serving and ex- serving members of the RAF.
Significance of the Arboretum The National Memorial Arboretum has deep significance for those who have lost loved ones in tragic circumstances.
Falklands widow Margaret Allen touches husbands name on the Armed Forces Memorial
Carol Jones, the mother of Sergeant John Jones, who was just 31 years of age when he was killed by a roadside bomb whilst on patrol in Basra explained: “You need somewhere to go when you’ve lost someone. John is buried a long, long way away and the Arboretum is so peaceful. It’s a beautiful place to come.”
Margaret Allen, the widow of Able Seaman Iain Boldy, who was killed in an Argentine attack on HMS Argonaut on 21 May 1982, said: “Iain’s body never came home, so the Armed Forces Memorial is a place where I can run my fingers over his name and be with him at the National Memorial Arboretum.
RAF Central Band perform at a commemorative service on the Armed Forces Memorial
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