Today is Remembrance Day, specifically the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War 1.
Ottawa is home to the National War Memorial and hosts a large ceremony every year. My parents and sister attend but I don't. Between the large crowds and standing for that length of time, I just can't do it.
But, paying my respects each year is still important so while my family attends the ceremony during the morning, I watch it on television. Later in the evening, when most people have already been and gone, I go downtown to the War Memorial and lay my poppy.
Still participating, just in a slightly different way.
Cheers
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