Veterans, family members, and community gather at London's cenotaph to pay respects
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Men and women from Canadian Services, along with those who serve on local police forces marched up Dufferin Ave. toward the cenotaph on Monday morning.
Men and women from Canadian Services, along with those who serve on local police forces marched up Dufferin Ave. toward the cenotaph on Monday morning.
Lining the streets and assembled in Victoria Park were those who gathered to say thank you.
A bugler played the last post, two minutes of silence was observed, and the lament was played by a London police piper.
Among those laying wreaths was Silver Cross mother Angela Cameron Jolly, who lost her son Officer Cadet Brett Cameron in 2016, “It’s overwhelmingly sad, and we only just received the silver cross for Brett,” she shared. “It was an honour to be recognized, and this year it was an honour to stand on his behalf, and for everyone else who has passed.”
Second World War navy veteran Al Brunsden also layed a wreath and took time to take pictures and chat with admirers, “I’m overwhelmed. I just can’t believe, you know that there’s that many people that interested in what I was doing years and years ago.”
