Veterans/Armistice/Remembrance Day — News Roundup
United front: Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel lay a wreath at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
Gordon Brown joined the Queen in leading tributes to the fallen today on the 91st anniversary of the end of World War I after a torrid week that has seen his support for British troops further questioned.
The Prime Minister and his wife were both at a special Armistice Day service in London, which was the first to be held since the deaths of the final World War I veterans living in Britain.
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Britain remembers WWI’s lost generation — AFP
Fallen Heroes: Services To Honour War Dead – SKY News
Armistice Day: the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh lead tributes to fallen soldiers — The Daily Telegraph
Silence remembers WWI generation — Press Association
Armistice Day services pay tribute to lost generation — The Guardian
Britain to hold memorial service marking the deaths of UK’s 3 last First World War veterans — Canadian press
In pictures: Armistice Day — BBC
Canadian efforts in Afghanistan compared to past war in Nov. 11 ceremony — Canadian Press
Olympic flame commemorates Remembrance Day with stop at Canadian Forces base — Canadian Press
On this day, we remember — Ottawa Citizen
Canadians gather to remember war dead — CBC
Toronto ceremonies to honour fallen soldiers — CBC
Prince Charles to join Jean, Harper at national Remembrance ceremony — Canadian Press
Veterans and Remembrance Days — Small Wars Journal
Obamas to host veterans breakfast, visit Arlington — AP
Obama, World Leaders Honor Veterans on Anniversary of End WWI — Voice of America
Obama to mark Vets Day with wreath-laying at Arlington — The Hill
Navajo Code Talkers break silence for Veterans Day — AP
On Veterans Day, feeling the cost of war — L.A. Times
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