Remembrance Day Parade & Ceremony

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The annual Remembrance Day Parade and service was held this morning at the Cenotaph in National Heroes Square, Bridgetown. Barbados joined several other Commonwealth countries around the world in observing this significant occasion.

During the ceremony the Governor-General Sir Clifford Husbands and Prime Minister David Thompson laid wreaths in remembrance of the servicemen who lost their lives during World Wars One and Two. Members of the diplomatic corps and uniformed organisations also participated in the wreath laying ceremony, during the parade of armed and unarmed units.

Remembrance Day, a day for remembering men in the armed forces who died in the two World Wars, is observed in November. The observance follows a pattern set by Britain. The date of observance is the Sunday closest to the anniversary of the last day of World War I, which was November 11, 1918. On that date, the agreement to stop fighting (Armistice) was signed by the warring nations.

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Anonymous said…
I was a soldier & please let us always remember those who fought the enemy for us,that we might be able to live a better life.
January 19, 2010 at 10:23 PM
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