Sky News Launches Interactive Tribute Wall For UK’s ‘Fallen Heroes’

Sky News has today launched a permanent interactive wall of remembrance in tribute to all the UK service men and women who have been killed in the conflict in Afghanistan.

Visitors to skynews.com/fallenheroes will be taken directly to the tribute wall, which has a picture of every member of British service personnel who has lost their life in the conflict. By clicking on the individual images, visitors will then be taken through to a dedicated page for each person with details of when and where they fell. Visitors will be able to add their own written messages of remembrance or upload video tributes, plus being able to read and watch tributes left by others.

For those who would like to leave more general tributes there is also a section of the wall where these can be posted, both now and in the future. The remembrance wall will remain as a permanent feature on skynews.com and will form a lasting and developing tribute to those killed in the conflict. 

The tribute wall, which will also be featured on the news wall on TV, has been introduced as part of Sky News’ special coverage of Armistice Day, 11 November. The news channel will use the day to pay tribute to the men and women who have died while fighting in Afghanistan, as the battle to remove the Taliban regime and destroy Al-Qaeda enters its ninth year.

As political and public opposition to the war continues to grow, Sky News will conduct a series of debates throughout the day, culminating in Martin Stanford’s show at 19.00 on Wednesday 11, dedicated to getting to the bottom of the topic’s key issues: is the Afghan war defending our freedoms here, and would withdrawing troops now betray the people of the region?

Throughout the day, friends and families of those who lost their lives will be discussing memories of their loved ones and how they feel at the sacrifices they made for the security of our country. Tributes to the soldiers will be expressed both on the news channel and on skynews.com

Stuart Ramsay, Sky News’ Chief Correspondent, will be in Afghanistan covering memorial services in Helmand Province on this poignant day of remembrance. Reporting teams across the UK will also focus on the Armed Forces memorial in Alrewas, Staffordshire, the service at Westminster Abbey and the two-minute silence from both Trafalgar Square in London and Castle Square in Swansea.