Commemorating End of World War I, With Poppies and a Pause
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Commemorating End of World War I, With Poppies and a Pause
11, 2017
With bright red poppies and moments of silence, people across the world on Saturday commemorated World War I’s end 99 years ago, gathering for Armistice Day events
that honored the millions who died in the conflict and those who have perished in wars since.
In Britain, the country paused for two minutes of silence that began at 11 a.m., the moment on Nov. 11, 1918 that World War I officially ended.
On Sunday, Britain’s royal family will attend an annual Remembrance Sunday event at the memorial
Cenotaph, where Prince Charles, rather than his mother, will lay the head of state’s wreath.
Former French Presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande were in attendance as Mr. Macron inspected the troops
and laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe.
Thousands of wooden crosses adorned with poppies and the names of the dead were planted at the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in London.
He laid a wreath at the statue of Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau, who was at the center of peace efforts at the time.
11, 2017
With bright red poppies and moments of silence, people across the world on Saturday commemorated World War I’s end 99 years ago, gathering for Armistice Day events
that honored the millions who died in the conflict and those who have perished in wars since.
In Britain, the country paused for two minutes of silence that began at 11 a.m., the moment on Nov. 11, 1918 that World War I officially ended.
On Sunday, Britain’s royal family will attend an annual Remembrance Sunday event at the memorial
Cenotaph, where Prince Charles, rather than his mother, will lay the head of state’s wreath.
Former French Presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande were in attendance as Mr. Macron inspected the troops
and laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe.
Thousands of wooden crosses adorned with poppies and the names of the dead were planted at the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in London.
He laid a wreath at the statue of Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau, who was at the center of peace efforts at the time.