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| Armistice Day commemorations | |
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| CJ | Nov 11 2015, 10:40 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34783337 A two-minute silence has been observed across the UK to remember the nation's war dead on Armistice Day. The silence began at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month - the time in 1918 when the guns fell silent along the Western Front in Europe. War memorials, offices, schools, town halls, and churches all hosted events. The Princess Royal was at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, while veterans and serving personnel laid wreaths at the Cenotaph in London. Armistice Day follows similar ceremonies on Remembrance Sunday to pay tribute to all those who died in World Wars One and Two and in every conflict since. Last year, the Tower of London was engulfed in a sea of 888,246 ceramic poppies, in order to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I. There was no repeat of that this year; however, the numerous commemorations up and down the country have made it clear that the heroism of those who have defended our freedom over the generations, and especially of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, has not been forgotten. |
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