article_snippet: Officers also attended the home of 91-year-old Lord Bramall, chief of defence staff until 1985.
article_snippet: Lord Bramall was head of the army from 1979-1982 before becoming Chief of the Defence staff - head of the whole armed forces - a position Lord Bramall held for three years.
article_snippet: Lord Bramall first joined the army in 1943 and took part in the D-Day landings the next year.
article_snippet: Lord Bramall's glittering military career saw Lord Bramall promoted to lieutenant and sent to Japan in 1946, before serving in the Middle East during the 1950s as Lord Bramall climbed the ranks.
article_snippet: Lord Bramall was given an OBE for Lord Bramall services to the Armed Forces in 1965, shortly before Lord Bramall was deployed to Borneo as commanding officer of the Royal Green Jackets regiment, where Lord Bramall actions were mentioned in despatches.
article_snippet: Lord Bramall would later serve in Hong Kong before returning to Britain.
article_snippet: In Lord Bramall role as Chief of the Defence Staff, Lord Bramall played an integral role in planning the Falklands invasion.
article_snippet: After retiring Lord Bramall was made a Knight of the Garter and, as a life peer, spoke out against invading Iraq in 2003.
highlights_snippet: Lord Bramall is one of the country's most decorated war veterans .