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The Queen today lead the annual ceremony for Britain's war dead in the first Remembrance Sunday not attended by any veterans of World War I. As Big Ben chimed 11am, the queen joined thousands of troops, veterans and civilians in the traditional two-minute silence. The silence was broken by a single artillery blast and the sound of the Royal Marine buglers playing the 'Last Post'. Each year, thousands of poppies are placed in the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey to remember all those killed by the war. This year the field also has plots dedicated to those killed in...

Nationwide events marking Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day to begin Sunday morning on Jerusalem's Mount Herzl. Memorial sirens to sound across nation on Monday evening, Tuesday morning; state ceremonies to take place on Ammunition Hill, at Western Wall A nation mourns: Israel's Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day 2009 will be held this week in memoriam of the nation's 22,570 fallen, both soldiers and civilians. The count is comprised of those who gave their lives for the State of Israel from 1860 and on, and includes members of the Jewish Brigade and all branches of...

Children cheered, bugles sounded and the Prince of Wales inspected the French guard, but an air of improvisation tinged the pageantry today at President Sarkozy's ceremony at Verdun to mark the Great War armistice. It would have helped if Mr Sarkozy and Carla Bruni, his wife, had arrived on time to mark the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. But the silence came at 11.10 after their helicopter brought them late to Douaumont, the hillside monument at the site of France's most murderous battle of the Great War. Other hiccups ruffled the smooth flow of a...

One of the consistent tactics of the post-modern transnational utopian left is to co-opt the national inheritance to undermine that inheritance. On this 90th anniversary of the eleventh hour of the eleventh day, Jennifer Lynch, Queen's Counsel, the hack bureaucrat who presides over my tormentors at the Canadian Human Rights Commission, decided to gatecrash the Remembrance Day ceremonies in Ottawa. Or as she puts it: "This year, for the first time, the Canadian Human Rights Commission has the honour of laying a wreath at the National Remembrance Day Ceremony. The wreath will be placed by Chief Commissioner Jennifer Lynch, Q.C,...

At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, I am sure the thoughts of all Telegraph readers will be with those British and Commonwealth Service men and women who fell in the defence of our liberty. But spare a thought, too, for the men and women of the White Poppy appeal. And don't make it a kind thought. This wretched outfit "believes that there are better ways of solving conflicts than killing strangers". That is how they describe the sacrifice of British and Allied lives in the inescapable war against Nazi Germany and the Axis powers....

THE bravery, loyalty and endurance of Australian service personnel was honoured around the country today at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, and as the world marked 90 years since the end of World War I. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd gathered with about 3000 people in Canberra to remember the more than 102,000 Australian servicemen and women who have died in war. Mr Rudd said that despite the mass casualties suffered in World War I and World War II, the world remained in conflict. "War has continued and the innocent continue to die causing us...

Video Captures Israel Remembering IDF Fallen, Terror Victims By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem ----- May 7, 2008 ....... As sunset falls on Israel, thousands of ordinary people gather in every city and town. They come to attend solemn ceremonies for Yom Hazikaron, the day to remember and pay respect for those who gave their lives to defend Israel. The names of over 22,400 soldiers and terror victims are called out and their photographs are displayed on large screens. Brave IDF soldiers who fought in every war since 1948, police who were killed protecting the civilian population, members of...

On the day the British call Remembrance Day, marking the end of the First World War, Harry Patch, 109, recalled his bloody days in the trenches. But in a message that will also resonate with American citizens and troops, Patch exhorted listeners to honor those serving in today's conflicts, and not wait years before doing so. We were the PBI. That's what we called ourselves. The poor bloody infantry. We didn't know whether we'd be dead or alive the next day, the next hour or the next minute. We weren't heroes. We didn't want to be there. We were scared....

PASSCHENDAELE, Belgium -- Canadian veteran Robert Firlotte, a special guest at ceremonies here Saturday marking the 90th anniversary of a bittersweet Canadian victory at the Battle of Passchendaele, experienced all the discomforts and horrors of war while serving in both the Second World War and the Korean War. But Firlotte, 90, was no less appalled than any other visitor here by various exhibits and memorials showing grim conditions faced by allied soldiers during a 100-day offensive in 1917 that resulted in almost half a million allied and German casualties. Soldiers, after sleeping in trenches or wet tunnels populated by rats...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The families of five Canadian soldiers completed a pilgrimage of sorts Sunday, taking part in a Remembrance Day ceremony in the barren and dangerous country where their loved ones lost their lives in the war against the Taliban. The cenotaph inside the Canadian compound at Kandahar Air Field contains the names and portraits of the 71 Canadian soldiers who have lost their lives since the mission in Afghanistan began five years ago. Fresh green wreaths, with the word "Canada" and bright red poppies, were placed by their families beside their names on the cenotaph. Lincoln Dinning and...

Nation and troops honour war deadThousands of war veterans have marched past the Cenotaph memorial in London to mark Remembrance Sunday. After the commemoration of Britain's war dead began with a gun blast and two minutes' silence on Whitehall, the Queen laid the first wreath of poppies. Senior Royals followed suit, including Prince William for the first time, then the PM and other leading politicians. Other remembrance events were also taking place around the country and in Afghanistan and Iraq. Royal wreaths This year Remembrance Sunday falls exactly 89 years after the ending of World War I, Armistice Day. Britain's...

Miss Beach, the Labour mayor of Chepstow in Monmouthshire, said: "I would prefer for there not be any guns at the parade - and raised it because it is an issue I personally feel very strongly about. "I am very much against guns and think they are awful things. Killing in any war is awful and I am against this violence.

Ibecame a full-time journalist 16 years ago. And every Remembrance Day since, it has been my honour to interview a veteran of one of Canada's past wars or the family and friends of someone who died fighting. Also, as an Edmontonian I live near Canada's largest army base. "The Garrison," as it is known locally, has supplied more troops to our mission in Afghanistan than any other base. I have come to know more than my fair share of these brave men and women, and the one thing that has struck me is how much they are like the soldiers...

During most of the half-century that followed the Korean War, Remembrance Day felt like a history class -- an occasion to summon up the sacrifices made by our military during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean conflict, to teach the next generation the meaning of Vimy Ridge, Amiens, Passchendaele and Ypres, Dieppe and Normandy. Since 9/11, however, Remembrance Day isn't just about the past. Among the men and women whose sacrifices we will honour on Sunday are those risking their lives in the ongoing Afghanistan campaign. No history lessons are needed here: Our successes and tragedies in...

War veterans' fury after Remembrance Day services scrapped by health and safety killjoysLast updated at 15:49pm on 9th November 2007  A Minister called for war veterans to be honoured with dignity after a string of incidents tarnished the build-up to this year's Remembrance Day. Armed forces minister Bob Ainsworth spoke out after hearing of various incidents, including one where a mayor wanted a Rifles regiment to march without rifles. They include: Sutton, Surrey - A cannon salute in the park has been cancelled on health and safety grounds. The sound, known as a maroon, was used to signal the...

? ?EXCLUSIVE? ? Remember them at 11 o'clock??Please remember ... Eddie with son Jamie ? ? By NICK FRANCISNovember 11, 2006 ?BRAVE Jamie Hancock?s dad told last night how his son?s death in Iraq hammered home the meaning of Remembrance Day. As some in Britain questioned the relevance of wearing poppies and saluting our heroes, Eddie Hancock spoke from the nation?s heart.He said: ?Jamie?s death isn?t unique. People are dying in conflict all the time. But that?s why it?s all the more important to remember them at 11 o?clock.?They are just like you and me, just like my Jamie....

Prime Minister Harper launches Veterans Week 6 November 2006 Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper launched Veterans Week today with a speech at the Canadian War Museum in which he spoke of Canada’s long tradition of honouring and remembering the men and women who have given their lives in defence of the nation and its values. “Because of their sacrifices,” the Prime Minister said, “we are privileged to live in one of the most prosperous, civilized and safest countries in the world.” Prime Minister Harper noted in his speech that public turnout at Remembrance Day ceremonies has been growing...

In Flanders Fields By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We...

VeteransDay - 2005 - A Korean War veteran watches as participants in the Veterans Day parade march in New York November 11th, 2005. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Sam Vazquez, a Korean War veteran, salutes during the playing of the U.S. national anthem before a Veterans Day parade in New York November 11th, 2005. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton War veteran Fred Burnard, 84, reflects during the Remembrance Day ceremonies at Toronto City Hall, Friday, November. 11th, 2005. (AP PHOTO/CP, Nathan Denette) Pat Craig, an 81-year-old World War II veteran, is silhouetted as he wheels a cart full of U.S. flags for sale during a Veterans...

IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.