Britain set to honour servicemen on Armed Forces Day More than 200 events have been registered with organisers from as far north as Aberdeen to Weymouth. Plymouth has been chosen as this year's host city, with a parade through the city streets of personnel from the three services as well as members of the cadet forces and the merchant navy. An flypast of Navy and RAF Sea Kings and Lynx helicopters will be followed by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and the Red Arrows, while in the water there will be a steam past of Royal Dozens of Navy vessels along with the HMS Argyll, a type 23 frigate, will fire a 21-gun salute in honour of the presence of Prince Edward, who is representing the Royal family. The parade will be led by thousands of Falklands veterans in an acknowledgment of the thirtieth anniversary of the conflict. Mark Davis, event co-ordinator for the association, said: "We're delighted to be playing a major part in the Armed Forces Day celebrations, during what is a special year for our organisation with our National Standard leading all other standards and Falklands campaign veterans leading all other veterans" platoons. I know that the people of Plymouth, with its many links to the Armed Forces, will be out in force to cheer us all on, which is a great honour, and means a lot to us. The Prince said: "Over the years, I have been privileged to witness the work of our armed forces in many different theatres and fighting a variety of different foes, and as a nation we are extraordinarily lucky to have such good Armed forces with an excellent reputation worldwide. Armed Forces Day is a moment for us all to contemplate and be thankful for what they do and have done for us here at home and, perhaps more importantly, on our behalf overseas. There will also be a host of smaller functions in towns and villages nationwide, ranging from march pasts and military displays to less traditional 1940s fashion parades and a 24-hour swimming marathon. In Waddington, Lincoln, the public will get a chance to see the Royal Air Force's largest airshow with seven hours of flying displays featuring the RAF Falcons freefall parachute team. The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment's parachute display team, The Tigers, will be skydiving into the sea off Folkestone, where they will be recovered by the local rescue boat team. The XM496 airplane, the last surviving complete RAF Bristol Britannia transport and the aircraft which brought the treasures of Tutankhamun to the UK 40 years ago will be open to the public for tours at Cotswold Airport. In Worcester, members of the Grenadier Guards and the Queen's Royal Hussars - who have recently returned from Afghanistan - will take part in a parade through the city centre. Saturday's events will also be particularly poignant for the families of the nearly 10,000 British troops currently serving in Afghanistan. A total of 419 UK servicemen and women have died and many more have been wounded since operations in the country began in 2001. Captain Robert Atherdon, 26, from Wellington in Shropshire, the Second in Command of B Company, 1 RIFLES, said: The support of the public means a great deal. We fight for them, to keep them safe, knowing that they are behind us is a huge morale boost. On Remembrance Day we remember those who have gone before, Armed Forces Day is a great day to thank people for their current service.