:00:14. > :00:19.On this day 94 years ago the Armistice that ended the World War
:00:20. > :00:24.I was announced. Winston Churchill, then Minister for Munitions, was
:00:24. > :00:28.looking out of his office window, the scene was deserted, he wrote,
:00:28. > :00:35.when suddenly from all sides men and women rushed out in a frantic
:00:35. > :00:42.manner, shouting and screaming with joy. Soon, the streets were full of
:00:42. > :00:48.crowds cheering, Church bells ringing, bands playing.
:00:48. > :00:53.That day, the 11th November, today, is now not a day for exuberance,
:00:53. > :00:58.but for sombre mourning and remembrance of those killed in both
:00:58. > :01:03.world wars and the wars fought since. Here at the Cenotaph the
:01:03. > :01:09.simple stone memorial that dominates this end of Whitehall,
:01:09. > :01:14.the unchanging ceremony will be repeated. The same solemn music.
:01:14. > :01:20.The simple service and hymn and the laying of wreaths on behalf of the
:01:20. > :01:25.nation and the Commonwealth, led by Her Majesty the Queen. And at
:01:25. > :01:33.11.00am, the exact time at which the guns stopped firing in 1918,
:01:33. > :01:38.the two minutes' silence. The crowds have been gathering here
:01:38. > :01:46.since early this morning, all come to pay tribute to those who have
:01:46. > :01:54.lost their lives. Whether now, or in the distant past, or in the all
:01:54. > :01:58.too real here and today. I have talked to some people here
:01:58. > :02:00.today, some for the first time in their 70s or 80s because they
:02:00. > :02:04.wanted for once to see this occasion, some bringing young
:02:04. > :02:11.children or grandchildren, some because they've got family members
:02:11. > :02:18.taking part in the march-past itself.
:02:18. > :02:23.It's young men and women like those on parade around the Cenotaph this
:02:23. > :02:28.morning in the square who risk life and limb for us today. The officers
:02:28. > :02:35.and men of the Household Cavalry, soon to go on their 6th tour of
:02:35. > :02:39.duty in Afghanistan. Next to them, the Kings Troop Royal Horse
:02:39. > :02:44.Artillery, F Company Scots Guards, some of these young soldiers soon
:02:44. > :02:51.too to go on their first tour of duty in Afghanistan.
:02:51. > :02:58.The Royal Navy, represented by crews of ships such as the
:02:58. > :03:08.destroyers Diamond and Dauntless and the frigate Iron Duke.
:03:08. > :03:18.And the Royal Marines. Now the Massed Bands of the Guards
:03:18. > :03:19.
:03:19. > :03:25.Divisions, paoeups and -- Pipes and Drums are going to be playing the
:03:25. > :03:30.music. Under Pipe Major Richard Grisdale. He last year led them at
:03:30. > :03:35.a service in Helmand Province in Afghanistan where they were on
:03:35. > :03:41.active service as members of the 3rd Battalion Fire Support Group in
:03:41. > :03:44.light armoured vehicles. The Massed Bands are under the baton of
:03:44. > :03:54.Lieutenant Colonel Barnwell, the new Senior Director of Music.
:03:54. > :03:54.
:03:54. > :05:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:05:24. > :05:34.And as always, the music will begin The pipes and drums of the Black
:05:34. > :05:34.
:05:34. > :06:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:06:24. > :06:34.The Senior Drum Major will now call the Massed Bands to attention and
:06:34. > :06:44.
:06:44. > :06:48.they'll play a 19th century melody, Each week the names of those killed
:06:48. > :06:51.in Afghanistan are read out in parliament, we have become used to
:06:51. > :06:57.it. Among the most recent the son of Michael and Claire Wroe who
:06:57. > :07:02.heard of their son Tom's death only eight weeks ago. But found the
:07:02. > :07:05.strength to talk about what he meant to them.
:07:05. > :07:10.He were just a lovely lad in general. You couldn't ask for a
:07:10. > :07:15.better lad really. He would help anybody who was - who needed help.
:07:15. > :07:20.Just like any son, he would have to be centre of attraction, if I shout
:07:20. > :07:28.he would have to shout louder, if I tell a joke he would tell a funnier
:07:28. > :07:31.joke. With his smile. Michael had served 22 years with the Duke of
:07:31. > :07:35.Wellington's Regiment and Tom's ambition was always to follow in
:07:35. > :07:40.his father's footsteps. At 17, he joined his father's Regiment, but
:07:40. > :07:46.he was too young to go with them to fight in Afghanistan. Then soon
:07:46. > :07:56.after his 18th birthday, earlier this year, he flew out to join them.
:07:56. > :07:56.
:07:56. > :07:59.But on the 15th September, his dreams of an Army career ended.
:07:59. > :08:04.5.30pm on the 15th, Saturday evening. I saw two blokes at the
:08:04. > :08:09.door. Didn't cross my mind at all. Opened the door, they says - I
:08:09. > :08:12.can't remember word for word, are you Mr Michael Wroe? They showed me
:08:12. > :08:21.the ID card, and they came through to kitchen, sat us down and told us
:08:21. > :08:24.that Tom had passed... You don't think it can happen to your lad.
:08:24. > :08:28.Don't want it to happen to anybody's lad but don't think it
:08:28. > :08:38.will happen to yours. You might lose a few limbs, but I will look
:08:38. > :08:39.
:08:39. > :08:47.after you the rest of your life. But you don't expect this.
:08:47. > :08:51.Tom was brought home to Yorkshire Yorkshire for burial. We went from
:08:51. > :08:58.here on the route he used to run. So beautiful up there, it's very
:08:58. > :09:03.quiet. There was people clapping, people cheering. People crying.
:09:03. > :09:10.Waving flags. People had Union Jacks in windows and things, they
:09:10. > :09:15.did houses up for Tom. Tom was always very close to his 14-year-
:09:15. > :09:21.old sister, Demi. At the funeral service in the village Church she
:09:21. > :09:28.read a tribute she had written to her brother. This is what makes you
:09:28. > :09:33.who you are, Thomas. T - thoughtful. You always thought of everyone. H -
:09:34. > :09:40.hero. You you were everyone's hero. O - outstanding. You were an
:09:40. > :09:45.outstanding brother, son, boyfriend and best friend. M - military. You
:09:45. > :09:50.wouldn't be who you are today without a military background. A -
:09:50. > :09:57.amusing. You are the funniest person I know. S - star. You are
:09:57. > :10:03.the brightest star in the sky. Love you, big bro. Sleep tight. Your
:10:03. > :10:08.little sister, Demi. Just before Tom deployed he took Demi out for a
:10:08. > :10:12.meal, they went to the cinema and to the Pizza Hut and that's when
:10:12. > :10:18.they had the talk. He said to Demi, just follow your dream and what you
:10:19. > :10:28.want to do in life, just go for it. Because that's what I did.
:10:29. > :10:34.He were a top son, a top brother and a top soldier.
:10:34. > :10:38.The Pipes are now playing the Scottish lament Flowers of the
:10:38. > :10:48.Forest. Perhaps this is a moment to remember all those who died on
:10:48. > :10:48.
:10:48. > :12:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:12:27. > :12:37.operations since last Remembrance MUSIC: Nimrod
:12:37. > :12:37.
:12:37. > :15:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:15:56. > :16:06.MUSIC: "Nimrod" from the Enigma Nimrod, from Edward Elgar's Enigma
:16:06. > :16:13.
:16:13. > :16:17.Variations, followed by Dido's There is an old military attrition
:16:17. > :16:22.of soldiers going on an act of service writing a letter to their
:16:22. > :16:26.families, to be opened only if they are killed. A 20-year-old Grenadier
:16:26. > :16:31.Guardsman, Tony Downes, wrote such a letter before being sent to
:16:31. > :16:35.Afghanistan. On patrol near Sangin, he was killed when his vehicle
:16:35. > :16:45.struck a landmine. His parents duly opened his letter. This is what he
:16:45. > :16:48.
:16:48. > :16:52.Now I'm up in heaven looking down on you all, I'll always be there
:16:52. > :16:55.with you. You've been the best family any son could ask for and I
:16:55. > :16:58.thank you for the life that I had. Granddad and Nana are looking after
:16:58. > :17:06.me now, so I'll be OK. Well - they're stopping me flirting with
:17:06. > :17:10.the birds! I love you all from the bottom of my heart. Please don't be
:17:10. > :17:15.mad at what's happened. I did what I had to do and serving the British
:17:15. > :17:24.Army was it. Again, don't be sad! Celebrate my life, cos I love you
:17:24. > :17:34.and will see you all again. Dad, thanks for everything. I love you
:17:34. > :17:45.
:17:45. > :17:55.so much. I hope I've made you proud, MUSIC: "Dido's Lament" by Henry
:17:55. > :17:55.
:17:55. > :19:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:19:26. > :19:31.Preceded by the cross, born by a former chorister. The Bishop of
:19:31. > :19:35.London will take the brief service here at the Cenotaph, accompanied
:19:35. > :19:42.by the Serjeant of the vestry, the chaplain and chief to the Royal Air
:19:42. > :19:46.Force, the sub-dean of her Majesty's chapel Royal and the Dean.
:19:46. > :19:55.And they are followed out by the Major General Commanding the
:19:55. > :19:59.Household Division, Colonel George Norton and his chief-of-staff, and
:19:59. > :20:04.they will march down Whitehall to take up their position prior to the
:20:04. > :20:14.politicians who come here today, the Prime Minister and the leader
:20:14. > :20:16.
:20:16. > :20:20.of the opposition among them. David Cameron, Nick Clegg behind him, Ed
:20:20. > :20:28.Miliband. The deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party in
:20:28. > :20:34.Northern Ireland. The leader of Plaid Cymru, representing the Welsh
:20:34. > :20:41.nationalists. They line up on the front row with their wreaths.
:20:41. > :20:45.William Hague on the left, with his special wreath and the Speaker on
:20:45. > :20:52.his right. And then behind, the former prime ministers. Sir John
:20:52. > :20:56.Major is here. Tony Blair. And the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the
:20:56. > :21:05.Secretary of State for Defence and the senior members of the
:21:05. > :21:12.Government. And they are followed out again, again, bearing wreaths,
:21:13. > :21:21.by the High Commissioners. 47 High Commissioners or their deputies,
:21:21. > :21:27.from Commonwealth countries. Almost all of them lost citizens in the
:21:27. > :21:30.first or Second World War. Only you wonder and Mozambique, two new
:21:30. > :21:35.members of the Commonwealth -- Rwanda and Mozambique are not
:21:36. > :21:39.included. They will be followed by 15 representatives of religious
:21:39. > :21:45.denominations, led by the Roman Catholic Bishop of the forces, the
:21:45. > :21:54.Right Reverend Richard more off, the Chief Rabbi of the Hebrew
:21:54. > :21:58.congregations, the Free churches, the Buddhist faith, the president
:21:58. > :22:02.of the Methodist Conference, a representative from the Muslim
:22:02. > :22:07.Council of Britain, the United Reformed Church, the general
:22:07. > :22:16.secretary of the Hindu temples, Jonathan Edwards, President of the
:22:16. > :22:22.Baptist Union and representatives of the Sikh organisations, Reform
:22:22. > :22:29.Judaism, the Salvation Army, you can see the red cap and his
:22:29. > :22:39.eminence, the Archbishop and the representative of the Zoroastrian
:22:39. > :22:41.
:22:41. > :22:44.church in the white. Watching from the balcony, the Duchess of
:22:44. > :22:50.Cambridge, married to Prince William of Wales last year. And
:22:50. > :22:56.beside her, the Countess of Wessex, the wife of Prince Edward, will be
:22:56. > :23:05.taking a salute. On the left, Sir Timothy Laurence, the husband of
:23:05. > :23:13.the Princess Royal. And so, with just under two minutes to go until
:23:13. > :23:23.11 o'clock, the scene is set here for the royal party who will be
:23:23. > :23:34.
:23:34. > :23:44.Major Guthrie of the Scots Guards brings the parade to attention. The
:23:44. > :23:45.
:23:46. > :23:50.Duke of Edinburgh, her Majesty, the Queen on his right. The Duke of
:23:50. > :23:57.Cambridge, the Duke of York, the Earl of Wessex, Prince Michael of
:23:57. > :24:03.Kent, who is standing for his brother, the Duke of Kent. And Lord
:24:03. > :24:13.Guthrie, who is here run behalf of the Prince of Wales, who is away in
:24:13. > :24:16.
:24:16. > :24:26.New Zealand. Their wreath are taken behind them. They salute and we
:24:26. > :24:26.
:24:26. > :27:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:27:42. > :27:48.The Royal Marine buglers sound the Last Post. And now, do you wreath-
:27:48. > :27:58.laying, beginning with her Majesty, the Queen. She walks forward and
:27:58. > :28:10.
:28:10. > :28:16.lays it at the foot of the Cenotaph. The Duke of Edinburgh next, who was
:28:16. > :28:20.last Thursday at the Field of Remembrance by the side of
:28:20. > :28:30.Westminster Abbey, that old space of field of poppies, remembering
:28:30. > :28:39.
:28:39. > :28:46.He is followed by the Duke of Cambridge, in his Royal Air Force
:28:46. > :28:56.uniform. A search and rescue helicopter pilot, working at RAF
:28:56. > :28:56.
:28:56. > :29:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:29:42. > :29:47.He is followed by the Earl of Wessex, an honorary Colonel in the
:29:47. > :29:57.Yeomanry who will be later taking the salute of this march-past on
:29:57. > :30:05.
:30:05. > :30:15.The Princess Royal, Chief Commandant for Women in the Royal
:30:15. > :30:31.
:30:31. > :30:41.Prince Michael of Kent laying a wreath on behalf of of the Duke of
:30:41. > :31:00.
:31:00. > :31:05.Kent who is at Stanley in the Finally, the former Chief of the
:31:05. > :31:15.Defence Staff, Lord Guthrie, laying a wreath on behalf of the Prince of
:31:15. > :31:33.
:31:34. > :31:41.Wales, who is on a visit to New Stand at ease! The parade stands at
:31:41. > :31:51.ease and Beethoven's Funeral March in B flat minor is played as the
:31:51. > :32:21.
:32:21. > :32:23.politicians come forward. First, MUSIC: Funeral March
:32:23. > :32:33.the Deputy Prime Minister, the leader of the Liberal Democrats,
:32:33. > :33:13.
:33:13. > :33:23.He is followed by the leader of the Next a wreath laid on behalf of the
:33:23. > :33:50.
:33:50. > :33:56.Plaid Cymru and Scottish This is Elwyn Clwyd from Plaid
:33:56. > :33:58.Cymru. He was presided by Nigel Dodds, from the Democratic Unionist
:33:58. > :34:01.Party of Northern Ireland. Here now is the Secretary of State for
:34:01. > :34:11.foreign and Commonwealth affairs, William Hague, laying this wreath
:34:11. > :34:19.
:34:19. > :34:24.on behalf of the overseas And now the High Commissioners.
:34:24. > :34:34.They come in groups. First, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, South
:34:34. > :34:43.
:34:43. > :34:51.Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, They'll be followed by another
:34:51. > :35:01.group, Nigeria, Cyprus, Sierra Leone, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago,
:35:01. > :35:05.
:35:05. > :35:10.Uganda, Kenya and Malawi. Soldiers from West Africa provided 155,000
:35:10. > :35:20.troops for the Second World War, 10,000 of them killed and East
:35:20. > :35:22.
:35:22. > :35:32.Africa, 100,000, all volunteers, over 10,000 of whom were killed.
:35:32. > :35:33.
:35:33. > :35:38.The third group, Malta, Zambia, the Gambia, Singapore, Barbados and
:35:38. > :35:46.Mauritius, and Malta most famous for receiving the George cross for
:35:46. > :35:51.bravery in the face of relentless German bombardment. Playing, of
:35:51. > :36:01.course, a crucial part in the battle for North Africa and the
:36:01. > :36:14.
:36:14. > :36:24.invasion by the allied forces of The next group, Swaziland,
:36:24. > :36:29.
:36:29. > :36:35.Bangladesh, the Bahamas, the Commonwealth of Dominica, St Lucia.
:36:35. > :36:45.Many Fijians serving in the Army today and fighting in Afghanistan.
:36:45. > :36:46.
:36:46. > :36:52.The final group will be St Vincent and the Grenadines, the maldives,
:36:52. > :36:56.Namibia, Cameroon, Mozambique and Rwanda. It's worth remembering
:36:56. > :37:01.perhaps the scale of the Commonwealth contribution. The
:37:01. > :37:10.Canadians in the World War I, 65,000 losing their lives,
:37:10. > :37:20.particularly famous for enduring terrible bombardment in the battle
:37:20. > :37:52.
:37:52. > :37:58.And the Civilian Chiefs Captain John Freestone of the Merchant Navy
:37:58. > :38:05.who commanded the barge at the Royal Thames, a representative of
:38:05. > :38:10.the Air Transport Auxiliary Service and the chief fire and rescue
:38:10. > :38:20.advisor. Those wreaths are laid, the Dean, the Bishop of London,
:38:20. > :38:21.
:38:21. > :38:25.will open the service. Oh, almighty God, grant we beseech
:38:25. > :38:30.thee that we who here do hopb tore the memory of those who have died
:38:30. > :38:40.in the service of their country and of the Crown may be so inspired by
:38:40. > :38:40.
:38:41. > :38:49.the spirit of their love and fortitude that forgetting all
:38:49. > :38:59.selfish and unworthy motives, we may live only to thy glory and to
:38:59. > :39:14.
:39:14. > :39:24.the service of mankind through # Oh God our help in ages past
:39:24. > :39:26.
:39:26. > :39:36.# Our hope for years to come # Our shelter from the stormy blast
:39:36. > :39:40.
:39:40. > :39:50.# And our eternal home # Beneath the shadow of thy throne
:39:50. > :39:52.
:39:52. > :40:02.# Thy Saints have dwelt secure # Sufficient is thine arm alone
:40:02. > :40:11.
:40:11. > :40:19.# And our defence is sure # 1,000 ages in thy sight
:40:19. > :40:29.# Are like an evening gone # Short as the watch that ends the
:40:29. > :40:31.
:40:31. > :40:41.night # Before the rising sun
:40:41. > :40:45.
:40:45. > :40:48.# Oh God, our help in ages past # Our hope in years to come
:40:48. > :40:58.# Bethou our guard while troubles last
:40:58. > :41:10.
:41:10. > :41:19.Teach us good Lord to serve thee as tho, deservest, to give and not to
:41:19. > :41:28.count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to
:41:28. > :41:38.seek for rest, to labour and not ask for any reward, save that of
:41:38. > :41:39.
:41:39. > :41:45.knowing that we do thy will, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
:41:45. > :41:50.Our father which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom
:41:50. > :41:55.come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day
:41:55. > :42:03.our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who
:42:03. > :42:10.trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
:42:10. > :42:16.from evil, for thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, forever
:42:16. > :42:22.and ever. Amen. Unto God's gracious mercy and
:42:23. > :42:29.protection we commit you. The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord
:42:29. > :42:37.make his fane to shine upon you. And be gracious unto you. The Lord
:42:37. > :42:47.lift up the light of his countenance upon you, and give you
:42:47. > :42:47.
:42:47. > :43:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 90 seconds
:43:30. > :43:36.# God save our gracious Queen # Long live our noble Queen
:43:36. > :43:46.# God save the Queen # Send her victorious
:43:46. > :43:46.
:43:46. > :43:56.# Happy and glorious # Long to reign over us
:43:56. > :44:23.
:44:23. > :44:33.The royal party now believe Whitehall, passing through the line
:44:33. > :44:43.
:44:43. > :44:50.And then the Chapel Royal, extraordinarily, the first Choir
:44:50. > :45:00.School. It is said to have been established in 635, and they have
:45:00. > :45:08.been a choir school ever since. The British Legion organised this march
:45:08. > :45:11.past that follows the formalities at the Cenotaph, when the service
:45:11. > :45:17.and the Royal Family and the politicians have left. The British
:45:17. > :45:20.Legion takes over, led by their President, Vice-Admiral Peter
:45:21. > :45:27.Wilkinson. He will be laying a wreath on behalf of the Royal
:45:27. > :45:34.British Legion, responsible, of course, for all these poppies. The
:45:34. > :45:39.Poppy Day appeal now reaches a magnificent 40 million. They are
:45:39. > :45:49.hoping for �42 million this year. They make 45 million poppies in off.
:45:49. > :46:06.
:46:06. > :46:12.It is an appeal which began way Peter Orchard, for London transport.
:46:12. > :46:18.The Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League, Patrick Mitford-Slade. The
:46:18. > :46:24.Royal Air Force Association, Brian practice and. The Royal Naval
:46:24. > :46:30.Association. The Scotland representative of the Royal British
:46:30. > :46:40.Legion, and the women's section. The wreath is laid by Wendy
:46:40. > :46:44.
:46:44. > :46:47.Bromwich. And as you will know if you have watched this Cenotaph
:46:47. > :46:54.ceremony, this is just the beginning of what in the end will
:46:54. > :47:04.be a garden of poppies around the foot of the Cenotaph, as all those
:47:04. > :47:19.
:47:19. > :47:29.taking part in the parade lay their Nearly 10,000 people here, veterans,
:47:29. > :47:42.
:47:42. > :47:47.relations of veterans, waiting for So the massed bands play as this
:47:47. > :47:50.band leads firstly the Royal British Legion and their
:47:51. > :47:59.representatives, those who have chosen to come, saluting the
:47:59. > :48:05.Cenotaph. In top hats, the three men who will receive wreaths from
:48:05. > :48:13.the contingents as they go by. And this year, the Parade is led by the
:48:13. > :48:16.Royal Navy, the Royal Navy Association here. Robert Cockburn
:48:16. > :48:22.leads them and the wreath bearer, the national chairman. Everyone who
:48:22. > :48:30.has served in the Royal Navy and belonged there. Then the green
:48:30. > :48:39.berets of the Royal Marines Association. Their wreath Berra,
:48:39. > :48:46.Paddy done. And Mark Ormerod, a triple amputee injured in the 2007,
:48:46. > :48:56.marching with them. All trained to Commando level before they get the
:48:56. > :48:56.
:48:56. > :49:01.coveted green beret. They will be followed up by the vital Merchant
:49:01. > :49:10.Navy Association. Churchill said the only thing that really
:49:10. > :49:20.frightened him during the war was the U-boat peril in the Atlantic.
:49:20. > :49:24.
:49:24. > :49:27.The Fleet Air Arm Association, eyes left as they past the Cenotaph. The
:49:27. > :49:32.Fleet Air arm gangly association is marching for the first time this
:49:32. > :49:42.year. -- the Fleet Air Arm Junglie Association. They served in the
:49:42. > :49:48.Indonesian confrontation in the 1960s. The Andromeda association is
:49:48. > :49:58.here. The ball walk Association, the Glasgow Association, the HMS
:49:58. > :50:00.
:50:00. > :50:09.Tiger Association, all different ships. Queen Alexandra's and Royal
:50:09. > :50:18.Naval Nursing Service Association. They have been on two tours of Camp
:50:18. > :50:27.Bastion. They now have their own state-of-the-art hospital ship. The
:50:27. > :50:32.Royal Naval Association. The Association of Wren's is here today,
:50:32. > :50:36.he became a permanent part of the Royal Navy and now have their first
:50:36. > :50:45.captains at sea, women at sea captain in a frigate on patrol
:50:45. > :50:54.ships. A big change from when they were not allowed on ships or kept
:50:54. > :51:04.in communications roles. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Association, the
:51:04. > :51:07.
:51:07. > :51:13.Russian Convoy Club, a Special Boat Service, is here, too. The Royal
:51:13. > :51:18.Hospital, Chelsea, founded by Charles II in 1682, run on military
:51:18. > :51:21.lines and now a place for veterans of the armed forces, women included,
:51:21. > :51:31.who give up their pension to live in what you might call a semi
:51:31. > :51:32.
:51:32. > :51:37.military style at the very beautiful Royal Hospital. And the
:51:37. > :51:42.Combat Stress organisation, founded to look after those suffering from
:51:42. > :51:51.what used to be caught shell shock and now they care for all kinds of
:51:51. > :52:01.psychological problems, post- traumatic stress disorder. Now we
:52:01. > :52:03.
:52:03. > :52:11.turn to the military columns. The 1st Army Association leads the Suez
:52:11. > :52:18.veterans and the Aden veterans. They have tended to be forgotten,
:52:18. > :52:25.so they formed their organisation in 1990. The Gurkhas, from the 36
:52:25. > :52:35.Engineer Regiment and the Borneo Veterans Association. They are
:52:35. > :52:36.
:52:36. > :52:40.currently serving in Afghanistan. The Burma Star Association.
:52:40. > :52:44.Constance was a nurse in Chittagong in India during the Burma campaign,
:52:44. > :52:51.one of eight nurses who dealt with thousands of patients in the little
:52:51. > :53:01.hospital there. That is why she is there among the Burma Star
:53:01. > :53:02.
:53:02. > :53:10.Association, often called the forgotten army. The Black Watch
:53:10. > :53:14.Association, with their blue bonnets and the red hat call. Do
:53:14. > :53:24.hobble, with the great moustache, has been marching at the Cenotaph
:53:24. > :53:29.
:53:29. > :53:34.since 1980. The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Kendrick among them,
:53:34. > :53:42.marching with his two sons, who served for over 70 years between
:53:42. > :53:47.them, the Father serving in World War II. One of the Sun's served in
:53:47. > :53:57.the Gulf war, the younger one served in the Falklands and in
:53:57. > :53:59.
:53:59. > :54:09.Northern Ireland. The Gurkhas, selected from young men who live in
:54:09. > :54:13.
:54:13. > :54:22.Nepal. And there famous motto, "better to die than be a coward".
:54:22. > :54:28.The 656 Squadron Association, in their light blue berets, currently
:54:28. > :54:34.deployed on HMS Illustrious. They have been on three tours in Helmand
:54:34. > :54:41.Province. The Royal Engineers Association bomb disposal branch,
:54:41. > :54:48.led by Colonel Mike Brooke, who co- ordinated the military teams who
:54:48. > :54:58.made it safer over 5 million items of explosives after Saddam
:54:58. > :55:00.
:55:00. > :55:05.Hussein's defeat in the first Gulf war. The Army Air Corps. Prince
:55:06. > :55:09.Henry of Wales is attached to them as an Apache pilot. They are led by
:55:09. > :55:16.their association secretary and their wreath bearer, who was an air
:55:16. > :55:25.gunner. They were responsible for the big glider Pilot Regiment
:55:25. > :55:27.action on D-Day and the capture of Pegasus Bridge in Normandy. The
:55:27. > :55:34.Royal Air Force ex-prisoner of War Association, led by John Nicol from
:55:34. > :55:38.the Gulf war, a famous figure, shot down in his plane. She and marching
:55:38. > :55:42.with them, Jack Lyon, was in the tunnel when the great escape was
:55:42. > :55:51.discovered. The majority of their members were prisoners in Germany
:55:51. > :55:55.during World War II, mostly from Bomber Command. And for everybody
:55:55. > :56:01.standing here in Whitehall, watching, or if you are at home
:56:01. > :56:08.watching this on television, this is a moment of extreme pride,
:56:08. > :56:15.combined with sadness at the courage of these men and the people
:56:15. > :56:25.who they have come here to represent, 233 delegations on this
:56:25. > :56:26.
:56:26. > :56:30.parade. The War Widows Association of Great Britain and their founder
:56:30. > :56:34.member, Liz Chapman, whose husband was killed when his helicopter was
:56:34. > :56:43.shot down over Basra. They held their own service at the Cenotaph
:56:43. > :56:50.yesterday. For Northern Ireland, the Ulster Defence Regiment
:56:50. > :56:54.Association, in their green blazers and Green beret. 197 soldiers, four
:56:54. > :56:59.of them women, lost their lives during service in the Ulster
:56:59. > :57:05.Defence Regiment in Northern Ireland. They are followed by the
:57:05. > :57:14.Irish defence forces veterans for the UK and the Northern Ireland
:57:14. > :57:18.Veterans Association. Then the Salvation Army and their wreath
:57:18. > :57:27.bearer, the Chief Secretary of the Salvation Army in the UK. They have
:57:27. > :57:30.been working ever since the far wall, giving succour to the troops.
:57:31. > :57:36.-- they have been working since the Boer War. The Commonwealth War
:57:36. > :57:45.Graves Commission, responsible for graves all over the world which are
:57:45. > :57:55.beautifully maintained as a commemoration. 23,000 places in 150
:57:55. > :57:57.
:57:57. > :58:02.different countries. Well, we are coming towards the end of the March
:58:02. > :58:06.Past here at the Cenotaph, nearly 10,000 people, veterans of the
:58:06. > :58:10.Second World War and wars since then. No one left to march for the
:58:10. > :58:14.First World War, which killed over 1 million British and Commonwealth
:58:14. > :58:20.servicemen. But it is not just the dead who are remembered here, but
:58:20. > :58:27.the living. Those whose lives have been destroyed by injury and the
:58:27. > :58:34.families devastated, their hopes and dreams in ruin. So much death,
:58:34. > :58:39.so much destruction. As a former Dean of Westminster said, "trying