Remembrance Day: Procession of 10,000 to pay their respects

[nitpicker]

Remembrance Day: Procession of 10,000 to pay their respects

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A procession of 10,000 people to the Cenotaph in central London will give "a nation's thank you" to those who laid down their lives in World War One. Members of the public chosen by ballot will pay their respects at the memorial while the Prince of Wales will lay a wreath on behalf of the Queen. It marks 100 years since Armistice Day, when WW1 officially ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

A series of a special events across the country are honouring those who died. The day's events started at 06:00 with pipers across Britain playing the Scottish lament "Battle's O'er". Later:

◾Portraits of casualties of the war will appear on beaches around the country as part of an event created by film director Danny Boyle from 08:30. In Folkestone, where millions headed to the Western Front, there will be a 60m image of war poet Wilfred Owen.
◾The Queen and senior royals will attend London's Cenotaph for the national remembrance service at 11:00.
◾Services of remembrance will also be held at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Glasgow Cathedral, St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast and Westminster Abbey in London.

Renovations of Big Ben have been paused so the bell can chime before and after the traditional two minutes of silence at 11:00.

At 19:00, starting at Westminster Abbey, more than 1,000 beacons will be lit across the UK. The lights are intended to symbolise the end of the darkness of war and a return to the lightness of peace.
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[nitpicker]

1. But Thump..

Revoked his plan to respect the Marines.

[Cha]

2. Thank You, nitpicker

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

3. K & R

[KY_EnviroGuy]

4. Unbelievable carnage and damage in such a short time......

World War I casualties
From Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_casualties

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The total number of military and civilian casualties in World War I was about 40 million: estimates range from 15 to 19 million deaths and about 23 million wounded military personnel, ranking it among the deadliest conflicts in human history.

The total number of deaths includes from 9 to 11 million military personnel. The civilian death toll was about 8 million, including about 6 million due to war-related famine and disease. The Triple Entente (also known as the Allies) lost about 6 million military personnel while the Central Powers lost about 4 million. At least 2 million died from diseases and 6 million went missing, presumed dead.

United States Total Military Deaths (all causes): 116,708

And, as if that wasn't enough.....

Unresolved rivalries at the end of the conflict contributed to the start of the Second World War about twenty years later.

WWI overview links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-I

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[flygal]

5. It's hard not to think of how short peace was and how this all led to WWII.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

6. And we had the Great Depression in between.

Flygal, it's hard for me to wrap my head around the suffering the world went through over that damn war. My memories of my family's suffering from the Depression and WWII is bad enough, but I can't imagine the pain most families in Europe endured through all three calamities.

It's no wonder European culture and attitudes are so different from ours. I sense they're far more grateful just to be alive.