Day of Remembrance [Archive]

Antarctican

11-13-2006, 07:03 PM

I attended a small but moving Remembrance Day ceremony in Toronto held at Fort York (the main ceremony being the one held at City Hall). Re-enactors were dressed as soldiers from the 1800s, and World War 1. Veterans of World War 2, and current servicepersons, were also in attendance. As part of the ceremony the poem In Flanders Field (written by WW1 Canadian soldier John McCrae) was read aloud: this is a traditional part of Canadian Remembrance Day ceremonies.

Here are some of the pictures I took. The conditions weren’t the greatest: it was raining for part of the ceremony, and the spectators (myself included) were outside of the walls of the old military ceremony while the participants were inside - so I had to shoot over either a wall or a hedge.

1. Honour guard
http://www.yourphotoforum.com/imagehosting/1645590489affc9.jpg

2. Drummers
http://www.yourphotoforum.com/imagehosting/1645590489f265c.jpg

3. Re-enactor in the uniform of a soldier from the 1800s
http://www.yourphotoforum.com/imagehosting/164559048a7759c.jpg

4. World War 1 uniformed soldier
http://www.yourphotoforum.com/imagehosting/164559048a32fd1.jpg

5. World War 2 veteran (with a chest full of medals)
http://www.yourphotoforum.com/imagehosting/164559048ab7cdd.jpg

Thanks for looking

Raymond J Barlow

11-13-2006, 07:33 PM

well done Anti, awesome series, and it really tells the story of your day. My dad and uncle were ww2 vets, and I honor them every year in my heart for what they did for our country.

Calliope

11-13-2006, 08:01 PM

I bet it was really cool to see all this! Beautiful captures Anty! I love to watch and talk to veterans... they tell such fascinating stories that can really humble a person. You captured the day very well! :thumbsup:

airic

11-13-2006, 09:23 PM

Great shots Jeanne. You make me wish I was feeling better and had made the trip down. Looks like it was a fantastic ceremony to attend.

Eric

JonK

11-13-2006, 11:05 PM

really well done anti. :) great series.
lest we forget.

Anicole

11-14-2006, 09:26 AM

nice line on the drummers ... and the ww1 fella ... stellar!

I'd kinda like to see him in b&w ...

Aprilraven

11-14-2006, 10:59 AM

love the last two shots... they are all really great, but those last two really are great...

good job, anty

Chiller

11-14-2006, 12:18 PM

Excellent work Anty. I really like the third and fourth shots.

AllSmiles7282

11-14-2006, 01:07 PM

Great job on these! I really really like number 5, but the again I think old men in uniform are so sweet!

BTW, I totally dig your avatar!

lostprophet

11-14-2006, 03:48 PM

great shots

Oldfireguy

11-14-2006, 05:15 PM

Super job covering the event. My dad was a D-day WW2 vet.

Only one question. Where are the bagpipes?

Antarctican

11-14-2006, 05:23 PM

The piper was there, but I didn't get a good shot of him. This is a pic taken as the participants marched into the military cemetery.

http://www.yourphotoforum.com/imagehosting/16455a41854d4f8.jpg

Wow, your father's a D-day vet! Does he talk of his experiences? Or is he one who doesn't speak of it. The former, I hope.