The Cenotaph
Today marks the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I, which is being commemorated across the globe.
Earlier today, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, there was a 2 minute silence held at the Cenotaph in London.
The Cenotaph was erected in honour of all those who died in the war overseas, and is saluted by all passing uniformed service personnel.
Today’s remembrance ceremony was also attended by 3 of the 4 surviving British WWI veterans, who have an average age of 110.
Thanks to the BBC
Not related to WWI but related to Veteran’s Day….President Bush is making an appearance here
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at a ceremony to rededicate the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum.
You can read more here…
http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6498901
Previously featured on GSS
http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/16/submarines-and-aircraft-carriers/
http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/03/worlds-biggest-aircraft-carriers/
Here is Manchester’s cenotaph which, like the London cenotaph, was designed by the great architect Sir Edwin Lutyens.
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Ground level shot
http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/web/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=71835
Unfortunately the resolution is not too high over the town of Ieper/Ypres in Belgium. Here they play the Last Post every day in commemoration of WWI: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menin_Gate_Memorial
From above there is not much to see in “Flanders Fields” but apparently there are still accidents with unexploded shells in the ground… 90 years later!
Lest we forget.