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General Sir David Richards presents the Firmin Sword of Peace to Commander Steve Tatham Royal Navy on behalf of 15 (UK) Psychological Operations Group, 2012. Unmodified 960×640 image.

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Author/credit: Petty Officer (Photographer) Terry Seward, Crown Copyright/MOD 2012 (as credited on GOV.UK).
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Image title	Chief of Defence Staff General Sir David Julian Richards GCB, CBE, DSO, ADC Gen presents THE FIRMIN SWORD OF PEACE to Commander Steve Tatham Royal Navy on behalf of 15 (UK) Psychological Operations Group (15 POG) have been awarded the Firmin Sword of Peace in recognition of their work in Afghanistan. The award is given to the unit or establishment of each Service judged to have made the most valuable contribution to humanitarian activities by establishing good and friendly relations with the inhabitants of any community at home or overseas.
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Date metadata was last modified	14:43, 8 December 2012
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Special instructions	Mandatory Credit: All use and/or reproductions shall be acknowledged thus: Photo: Photographers name/MOD (eg Photo: Cpl Joe Blogs/MoD).
Headline	THE FIRMIN SWORD OF PEACE AWARDED TO 15 (UK) PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS GROUP
Writer	PO Phot Terry Seward
Copyright status	Copyrighted
Short title	DP12_082_007
Keywords	Chief of Defence Staff CDS General Sir David Richards GCB CBE DSO ADC Gen FIRMIN SWORD OF PEACE HMS President PO Phot Terry Seward
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