Learning From Veterans Second World War Survivors Show the Spirit to Prevail
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THE sacrifice made by those who lived through the Second World War will surely never be forgotten. It will, however, soon pass out of living memory. That is why the commemorations marking the end of that war 60 years ago are so important: it may be the last major anniversary many of the veterans are able to take part in. The events were, rightly, on a grand scale. Prince Charles and his wife joined crowds of 3000 for an hour-long service in Cardiff, while in Edinburgh, veterans paraded through the city centre before a service of remembrance and a reception in the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
It was in London, however, that the biggest commemoration day services took place. In glorious sunshine, thousands of veterans paraded through the Mall, accompanied by a fly-past of Second World War aircraft. The day ended with a shower of one million poppies, dropped on the Mall by a Lancaster bomber of the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. It was both a celebration of the end of the world's biggest conventional war and a chance to remember and thank those who died during its course. The crowds, the gleaming gates of Buckingham Palace, the pageantry and the sunshine made London seem almost whole again.See the full content of this document
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Learning From Veterans Second World War Survivors Show the Spirit to Prevail
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