Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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So Sshhh.
"Remembrance Day – also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day (the event it commemorates) or Veterans Day – is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war, specifically since the First World War. It is observed on 11 November to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918. The day was specifically dedicated by King George V, on 7 November 1919, to the observance of members of the armed forces who were killed during war; this was possibly done upon the suggestion of Edward George Honey to Wellesley Tudor Pole, who established two ceremonial periods of remembrance based on events in 1917.[1]"
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Jakey
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Registered: 4th Jun 07
Location: Sandbach
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antoni
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: irlam, manchester
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Marching band just marched their way down the mainroad outside of my house 
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John G
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Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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i had to stand round a centre circle whilst it lashed down on me for 2 mins, it was emotional
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Huwsi
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Registered: 27th Apr 07
Location: Bangor, Gwynedd
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quote:
Originally posted by John G
i had to stand round a centre circle whilst it lashed down on me for 2 mins, it was emotional
I had to play hymns and the last post/reveille and it was thundering hail.
in the silence, with the hundreds of people there- you would have heard a pin drop 
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