Thanks. He has already answered me. I was asking if only the dead soldiers were
commemorated there, or the dead civilians as well.
Larry
Chris Barker wrote:
> Larry
>
> I don't know about the particular ceremony that Volkhart is covering,
> but next Sunday is Remembrance Sunday in the UK as well. There are
> ceremonies to commemorate the dead of both world wars all over the
> country with the main one at the Cenotaph in London (on Whitehall).
> I have been on duty at the ceremonies in Germany, together with our
> allies (one was at the Reichswald in northern Germany, with Dutch,
> Belgians and Germans; another was in Dusseldorf when I attended a
> German ceremony representing my RAF Station).
>
> In case you did not know, it is based on the 11th hour of the 11th
> day of the 11th month, the day that the Armistice was signed in 1918.
> All military units are involved in a ceremony near their base and
> many servicemen attend church in uniform. Poppies are worn at this
> time (although I have not bought mine yet...).
>
> So, yes, servicemen are on duty at these ceremonies of remembrance,
> but member of the public can attend as well, to watch and perhaps to
> pray.
>
> Chris
>
> At 17:51 -0500 7/11/01, Larry wrote:
> >Is that only for the soldiers?
> >
> >Larry
> >
> >
> >Volkhart Baumgaertner wrote:
> >
> >> Yo y'all,
> >>
> >>
> >> Sunday Nov. 18 is a nation-wide memorial day here in Germany for the dead
> >> of
> >> the two world wars.
> >>
> >> MtFbwy,
> > > Volkhart
>
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