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Brown Upbraids UK Public for Taunting Troops

PM irked that some personnel advised not to wear uniform off base

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 7, 2008 5:34 PM CST

(Newser) – After reports that officers in Britain's Royal Air Force advised members against wearing uniforms in public, Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged troops to show their colors, the Telegraph reports—and chastised citizens for the verbal abuse that prompted the guidelines. Brown said troops should “... Read full story »

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