The 26th Regiment The Royal Artillery parade along Colmore Row in Birmingham.
The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Coun Michael Wilkes, presents the Freedom of the City to the 26th Regiment The Royal Artillery.
The Freedom of the City is carried through the streets of Birmingham by the 26th Regiment The Royal Artillery.
Soldiers from the 26th Regiment The Royal Artillery march through Victoria Square in Birmingham.
A supporter reads the programme of events as the 26th Regiment The Royal Artillery is awarded the freedom of the city of Birmingham.
The West Midlands Gunners parade though New Street on the occasion of being awarded the Freedom of the city of Birmingham.
The military band from the Parachute Regiment perform at the ceremony in Victoria Square.
Soldiers with fixed bayonets parade through Birmingham city centre.
The military band performs in front of Birmingham Town Hall.
Birmingham crowds cheer the West Midlands Gunners as they are presented with the Freedom of the City.
Supporters wave the flag for the 26th Regiment The Royal Artillery.
Soldiers of the 26th Regiment The Royal Artillery parade through Birmingham.
Supporters turned out in their thousands to welcome the West Midlands Gunners to Birmingham.
Soldiers from the West Midlands Gunners are applauded as they parade through Birmingham.
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26th Regiment The Royal Artillery parade through Birmingham
Jul 22 2009 by Lawrence Looi / Newsteam
Thousands of people turned out to cheer soldiers of the 26th Regiment The Royal Artillery as they paraded through Birmingham after completing three tours of Afghanistan and three tours of Iraq. The regiment, also known as the West Midlands Gunners, has also been granted the freedom of the city of Birmingham.
