退役軍人s' charity 賞賛するs public after 'Tommy in the Window' （選挙などの）運動をする to 示す the 75th 周年記念日 of VE Day raises £1million

  • RBLI asked public to buy Tommy figurines and stickers and put them in windows
  • It was to 示す the 75th 周年記念日 of Victory in Europe Day on May 8
  • 基金s will be used to support UK’s most 攻撃を受けやすい and disadvantaged 退役軍人s

By Nick Craven for The Mail on Sunday

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Thousands of Mail on Sunday readers have been thanked by the 退役軍人s’ charity behind the ‘Tommy in the Window’ （選挙などの）運動をする for helping to raise more than £1 million.

The 王室の British Legion 産業s (RBLI) asked the public to buy Tommy figurines and stickers and put them in windows on May 8 for the 75th 周年記念日 of Victory in Europe Day.

British 兵士s in both world wars were known as Tommies.

The 王室の British Legion 産業s (RBLI) asked the public to buy Tommy figurines and stickers and put them in windows on May 8?

The Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) asked the public to buy Tommy figurines and stickers and put them in windows on May 8

The 王室の British Legion 産業s (RBLI) asked the public to buy Tommy figurines and stickers and put them in windows on May 8

It was to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day as British soldiers in both world wars were known as Tommies

It was to 示す the 75th 周年記念日 of Victory in Europe Day as British 兵士s in both world wars were known as Tommies

Orders for window stickers and figures soared after The Mail On Sunday featured the Tommy silhouette

Orders for window stickers and 人物／姿／数字s 急に上がるd after The Mail On Sunday featured the Tommy silhouette

After The Mail on Sunday featured the 10in Tommy silhouette, orders for the window stickers and （疑いを）晴らす plastic 人物／姿／数字s 急に上がるd as people who were unable to join street parties and 祝賀s 設立する a way to 支払う／賃金 their 尊敬（する）・点s.

Steve Sherry, the RBLI’s 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある, said: ‘We 手配中の，お尋ね者 to thank Mail on Sunday readers for their support in helping us reach this incredible fundraising milestone. The Tommy in the Window （選挙などの）運動をする is about celebrating our 国家の heroes and coming together in this difficult time, and it’s heartwarming to see how the British p eople continue to think of and support our 退役軍人s, no 事柄 the circumstance.’

So far, more than 40,000 commemorative Tommy 製品s have been sold. The 基金s will be used to support the UK’s most 攻撃を受けやすい and disadvantaged 軍の 退役軍人s both at the RBLI’s Centenary Village in Kent and with 事業／計画（する）s and programmes throughout the country.

Mr Sherry said: ‘In challenging times like these, we have an even greater 責任／義務 to support those who supported us and our country.’

The Tommy 人物／姿／数字s and stickers are still 利用できる to buy from the rbli.co.uk website.

The funds will be used to support the UK?s most vulnerable and disadvantaged military veterans

The 基金s will be used to support the UK’s most 攻撃を受けやすい and disadvantaged 軍の 退役軍人s?

So far more than 40,000 commemorative Tommy products have been sold

So far more than 40,000 commemorative Tommy 製品s have been sold

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