{"id":10914,"date":"2024-02-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armycadets.com\/news\/lord-lieutenant-certificate-of-merit\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T13:46:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:46:13","slug":"lord-lieutenant-certificate-of-merit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armycadets.com\/gu\/news\/lord-lieutenant-certificate-of-merit\/","title":{"rendered":"LORD LIEUTENANT&#8217;s CERTIFICATE OF MERIT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday 22nd February 2024, The Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan Awards were held at HMS Cambria in Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>During the evening, a number of Certificate of Merits were presented to various individuals from the Reserves and Cadets Forces by HM&#8217;s Lord Lieutenant, Mrs Morfudd Meredith. The event was hosted by the Reserve Forces and Cadet Association (RFCA) Wales.<\/p>\n<p>Our very own, Staff Sergeant Instructor (SSI). Richard Cooper was one of the recipients of this certificate.<\/p>\n<p>From all of us in Dyfed &amp; Glamorgan, congratulations to Richard Cooper on his recognition.<\/p>\n<p>DA IAWN \u2013 \u0ab8\u0abe\u0ab0\u0ac1\u0a82 \u0a95\u0ab0\u0acd\u0aaf\u0ac1\u0a82<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday 22nd February 2024, The Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan Awards were held at HMS Cambria in Cardiff. During the evening, a number of Certificate of Merits were presented to various individuals from the Reserves and Cadets Forces by HM&#8217;s Lord Lieutenant, Mrs Morfudd Meredith. 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