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Britain remembers sacrifice of servicemen and women

by Brian Hutt
Posted: Sunday, November 8, 2009, 8:55 (GMT)
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Britain remembers sacrifice of servicemen and women
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, centre, and members of the Royal Family, right, and the British government, top, are to attend the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in London.
(PA)

Churches across Britain are leading commemorations for the nation's servicemen and women with special services on Remembrance Sunday.

The Queen will lead commemorations at the Cenotaph in London’s Whitehall, where she will lay a wreath. She will be joined by religious leaders and representatives of the Commonwealth, including Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

A two-minute silence will be observed at 11:00 GMT to remember the UK’s war dead.

A service of remembrance was held earlier in Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on the same day the MoD confirmed another soldier had been killed. He was the 94th British fatality in Afghanistan this year.

Some 2,000 British service personnel gathered to lay wreaths and offer up prayers for their fallen comrades.

According to the BBC, one military chaplain warned against glamorising war, while another urged leaders to build a better world through “wisdom, humility and a common love for peace”.

The traditional parade past the Cenotaph will be joined by around 7,500 ex-service personnel. This year will be the first march without veterans of World War I. The last three survivors of the Great War passed away this year.



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