{"id":3289,"date":"2016-11-10T11:08:19","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T11:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?3289"},"modified":"2016-11-10T11:08:19","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T11:08:19","slug":"lest-we-forget-remembrance-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/lest-we-forget-remembrance-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Lest we forget: Remembrance Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow, November 11th, marks 98 years since the end of World War One. The conflict formally ended at the 11th hour on the 11th day on the 11th month, after four years of fighting and huge losses of life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This year, Remembrance Day falls on Sunday, November 13th, with services taking place across the world and people being asked to wear their poppies with pride as we remember those who fought not only in WW1 but WW2, Afghanistan, the Gulf War and other recent conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>Although Remembrance Day is taking place on Sunday, we still observe the two-minute silence tomorrow on Armistice Day at 11am. Not only is this as a mark of respect for the Armed Forces both past and present, it also allows you to reflect on the sacrifices they made and continue to make.<\/p>\n<p>While the poppy was originally worn back in 1921 to remember the fallen of the Great War, it has become an international symbol of remembrance. This means it is about remembering those involved in all conflicts, including more than 12,000 British service personnel who have been killed or injured since the end of World War 2 in 1945.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the two-minute silence, there will be Remembrance Day services held all over the UK on Sunday. These allow you to pay your respects in person and are a great way to show the veterans and actively serving men and women of the Armed Forces that you appreciate all they have done.<\/p>\n<p>Check your local council website or the British Legion website to find details of the closest Remembrance Day service to you. Even if you can't attend one, pick up a poppy and show your support that way.<\/p>\n<p>The British Legion is also asking that people show they will be taking part in the two-minute silence tomorrow by using the #TwoMinuteSilence hashtag.&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801828172-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=801828172\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow marks 98 years since the end of WWI and a day of remembrance for all fallen and injured soldiers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lest we forget: Remembrance Day - 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