Remembrance ceremonies held around the world
Posted Nov 11, 2010 10:42 am.
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South Korea has given Canada a big national thank you, while soldiers have already taken part in a very special Remembrance Day ceremony in Afghanistan.
About 10,000 km away, at Kandahar Airfield, more than 200 people gathered at a cenotaph.
Flags were lowered and wreaths were laid in honour of those who have lost their lives.
Since the mission began in 2002, 152 Canadian Forces members have died, and those soliders will never be forgotten, Corporal Leslie Blair said.
“For us, everyday here in Kandahar is kind of a Remembrance Day. Walking by the cenotaph, the fact that Canada as a whole is celebrating together on this one day kind of unites us all,” she said.
Brigadier General Dean Milner, the commander of the mission, has also stressed the importance of November 11.
“It is important that we take the time to mark this day, especially here in Afghanistan.”
But while many Canadians will gather at home for observances, Prime Minister Stephen Harper paid honour to war veterans in South Korea.
Harper is in South Korea for the G20 summit, but he also attended a service at the Korean War Memorial.
The Korean government has taken out a full-page ad in Thursday’s National Post, thanking Canada for its 60 years of commitment and friendship – it’s been that long since the outbreak of the Korean war, where 500 Canadians lost their lives fighting alongside South Koreans.
In Canada, the main Remembrance Day ceremony will take place in Ottawa with new Governor General David Johnston on hand.
