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Armistice Day marked by UK services worldwide
Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Penny Mordaunt MP was among at the ceremony which recalls 11 November, 11:00 AM, Armistice 
The Cenotaph to the “The Glorious Dead” in central London surrounded by poppies and a ceremonial armed guard 
UK Government Ministers and Defense Chiefs joined members of the Armed Forces, the public and Civil Servants for a service at the Cenotaph United Kingdom servicemen and women around the world have joined the nation in marking two minutes’ silence at 11:00 on Armistice Day, November 11. Armistice Day marks the moment - at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month when the First World War Armistice was signed more than 90 years ago in a railway carriage stationed in the Forest of Compiègne in Northern France.
UK Government Ministers and Defense Chiefs joined members of the Armed Forces, the public and Civil Servants for a service hosted by the Western Front Association at the Cenotaph in Whitehall.
Similar services were held across the nation and the world, from local ceremonies in the UK to events at bases and operational establishments, including Cyprus, Germany, the Falkland Islands and the Middle East.
The National Memorial Arboretum also marked Armistice Day with an outdoor Service of Remembrance at the Armed Forces Memorial, which will now close for up to one year for refurbishment work. The event was attended by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, members of the Armed Forces and political representatives.
Members of the Armed Forces have taken part in numerous Remembrance activities in the last few weeks.
Many have joined The Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal, donating their time and effort to sell poppies across the UK in aid of the charity. A handful of Cadets and personnel from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force also recorded a series of war poems and letters at Westminster tube station, which were played across the London Underground on Remembrance Sunday and are being played again today as part of the poetry on the Underground initiative.
Last Sunday Servicemen and women across the globe came together, including troops on Whitehall as Her Majesty The Queen led the Nation in the Act of Remembrance.
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Read all commentsI paid respect, and I hope others across the world did also. A very important occasion.
Nov 13th, 2015 - 04:22 am 0Time to reflect upon 'humanity', and what we could/should become.
I am humbled by their sacrifice, yet warned against future horror.
We should all take time to think in what we create.
I did, and took my son.
Nov 13th, 2015 - 07:40 am 0Fantastic turnout by the public.
However, this is the first time I have seen RCMP at the ready with high powered military-looking weapons, on the ground mingling with the crowd.
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