:00:12. > :00:16.2012 has been a remarkable year in so many ways. A year that brought
:00:16. > :00:21.the runaway success of the Olympics, and the historic achievement of a
:00:21. > :00:25.Diamond Jubilee. But for dozens of forces' families, 2012 will forever
:00:25. > :00:30.be a year of loss and sadness. Tonight, at the Royal British
:00:30. > :00:40.Legion Festival of Remembrance, we pay tribute to members of the
:00:40. > :00:51.
:00:51. > :01:01.British Armed Forces and we MUSIC: "March Militaire - La Ronde"
:01:01. > :01:01.
:01:01. > :02:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:02:09. > :02:13.Your majesty, your Royal Highnesss, ladies and gentlemen, this
:02:13. > :02:17.Remembrance weekend we honour the memory of all those who gave their
:02:17. > :02:23.lives in the service of their country. In the 12 months since
:02:23. > :02:29.last year's Festival, 52 members of the British Armed Forces have lost
:02:29. > :02:34.their lives, many others have been seriously injured. The work of the
:02:34. > :02:38.Royal British Legion is more important than ever. So please
:02:38. > :02:42.welcome the National and Branch Standards of the Royal British
:02:42. > :02:45.Legion, the Royal British Legion Scotland, the Legion's overseas
:02:45. > :02:55.branches and representatives of the ex-service and civilian
:02:55. > :03:03.
:03:03. > :03:06.The Union Flag bearer for the third year in succession is John Grimes
:03:06. > :03:11.from South Wales, followed by the National Standard Bearer in the
:03:11. > :03:18.Youth section and women's section and the Scotland National Bearer.
:03:18. > :03:24.The cadet banners representing 14,000 sea cadets in the UK, 46,000
:03:24. > :03:30.army cadets and 46,000 air cadets, too.
:03:30. > :03:34.Here we have the first of 109 Standard Bearer representing 2,500
:03:34. > :03:38.branches of the Legion across the country and overseas. These are the
:03:38. > :03:48.branches that provide the vital support for people in their local
:03:48. > :03:57.
:03:57. > :04:02.communities and a meeting place for These numbers are reminder that the
:04:02. > :04:06.Legion is one of Britain's biggest membership organisations with
:04:06. > :04:11.360,000 members, including the women's section.
:04:11. > :04:16.These are the people with all of their friends and colleagues who
:04:16. > :04:20.raise �136 million for the Legion last year and there is a Falklands
:04:20. > :04:25.veteran, Garrison Sergeant Major in charge of the precision and drill
:04:25. > :04:30.of this event. With us too are the ex-service
:04:30. > :04:35.associations, the South Atlantic Medal Association, Steven Kay
:04:35. > :04:38.representing the Falklands Falklands receipt vans, the Royal
:04:38. > :04:45.Marines associations, the Royal engineers association here, too.
:04:45. > :04:50.Brian Simm is representing them. The Royal Air Force Association,
:04:50. > :04:55.the Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Association, the
:04:55. > :05:05.Merchant Navy and Bomber Command Association represented by by Ron
:05:05. > :05:18.
:05:18. > :05:22.I was nearly killed three, in the course of one battle
:05:22. > :05:24.Once a year, I think it's quite good to have a focus,
:05:24. > :05:31.to think of the people who weren't so lucky.
:05:31. > :05:34.The chief achievement of the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards
:05:34. > :05:37.was the taking of Tumbledown Mountain,
:05:37. > :05:40.which was the final, decisive battle of the Falklands War.
:05:40. > :05:44.It was fought at night, in poor visibility
:05:44. > :05:47.with close-quarter infantry action, driving snow showers,
:05:47. > :05:51.and it went on for hours and was very fiercely contested.
:05:51. > :05:53.We were moving up through the crags,
:05:53. > :05:57.and we came under intense enemy fire.
:05:57. > :06:00.The two forward assault platoons were taking casualties
:06:00. > :06:04.and, as the fighting went on and on,- the toll began to mount.
:06:04. > :06:07.I got informed over the radio that the platoon sergeant
:06:07. > :06:12.had been shot and he was badly wounded.
:06:12. > :06:14.My father was shot in the thigh
:06:15. > :06:18.and then subsequently was shot in the chest,
:06:18. > :06:22.and that was the wound which ultimately cost him his life.
:06:22. > :06:25.He was doing what any soldier would do, you know,
:06:25. > :06:28.committing a selfless act for the great of others.
:06:28. > :06:31.It was a complete shock because John was a leader of men,
:06:31. > :06:35.and we were depending on John to lead us up that hill,
:06:35. > :06:39.but you had to get on with it. You had to safeguard yourself
:06:39. > :06:42.and the remainder of the guys that were still fighting.
:06:42. > :06:45.We'd been battling literary for hours,
:06:45. > :06:48.and then the situation suddenly changed,
:06:48. > :06:51.and we found ourselves - there were only seven of us by this stage -
:06:51. > :06:53.at the top of Tumbledown,
:06:53. > :06:56.looking down and seeing the lights of Stanley in the distance.
:06:56. > :06:59.Almost to that moment,we were engaged with automatic fire.
:06:59. > :07:03.Your body in these things, you can't- move as fast as your brain can,
:07:03. > :07:05.and I heard one chap get hit,
:07:05. > :07:12.and then another one, and then it was my turn.
:07:12. > :07:14.You know, my father, from what people have said,
:07:14. > :07:17.was a very good soldier.
:07:17. > :07:19.Ultimately, how you command your men
:07:19. > :07:21.is the way that you'll be remembered,
:07:22. > :07:24.and 30 years on from the Falklands,
:07:24. > :07:27.that is the way that he is remembered.
:07:27. > :07:29.I do think about them every day,
:07:29. > :07:31.but the Remembrance Service brings it all back
:07:31. > :07:33.and you think about everyone that has lost loved ones,
:07:33. > :07:37.including the enemy, because we killed their sons as well.
:07:37. > :07:47.That will live with me for ever.
:07:47. > :07:51.
:07:51. > :07:51.This
:07:51. > :07:52.This year,
:07:52. > :07:55.This year, 2012,
:07:55. > :08:00.This year, 2012, has brought the 30th anniversary of the Falklands
:08:00. > :08:05.campaign and for some, as we know, the experience is still vivid. We
:08:05. > :08:08.just heard from Alasdair Mitchell and Thomas McInnes about the
:08:08. > :08:14.challenging conditions and sorrow of losing comrades. They both join
:08:14. > :08:22.us now, accompanied by three pipers from the Scots Guards, Falklands
:08:22. > :08:30.veterans, Pipe Major Steven Duffy and Pipe Major Peter Macinnes and
:08:30. > :08:40.they play The Crags of Tumbledown Mountain, a piece written on the
:08:40. > :08:40.
:08:40. > :09:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:09:51. > :10:00.slopes of Tumbledown in the days At this Festival we remember all
:10:00. > :10:10.to make personal sacrifice We stand shoulder to shoulder
:10:10. > :10:16.
:10:16. > :10:26.Holding high for peace and justice
:10:26. > :10:42.
:10:42. > :10:46.# I'll be glad cos I was blessed to get
:10:46. > :10:50.# To have you in my life
:10:50. > :10:53.# When I look back on these days
:10:53. > :10:57.# I'll look and see your face
:10:57. > :11:05.# You were right there for me
:11:05. > :11:11.# In my dreams I'll always see you soar above the sky
:11:11. > :11:16.# In my heart there'll alway be a place for you
:11:16. > :11:19.# For all my life
:11:19. > :11:25.# I'll keep a part of you with me
:11:25. > :11:32.# And everywhere I am There you'll be
:11:32. > :11:42.# And everywhere I am There you'll be
:11:42. > :11:45.# Well, you showed me how it feels
:11:45. > :11:49.# To feel the sky within my reach
:11:49. > :11:55.# And I always will remember all the strength you gave to me
:11:56. > :11:59.# Your love made me make it through
:11:59. > :12:03.# Oh, I owe so much to you
:12:03. > :12:10.# You were right there for me
:12:10. > :12:16.# In my dreams I'll always see you soar above the sky
:12:16. > :12:20.# In my heart there'll always be a place for you
:12:21. > :12:23.# For all my life
:12:23. > :12:29.# I'll keep a part of you with me
:12:29. > :12:34.# And everywhere I am There you'll be
:12:34. > :12:40.# Cos I always saw in you my light My strength
:12:40. > :12:46.# And I want to thank you now for all the ways
:12:46. > :12:50.# You were right there for me
:12:50. > :12:57.# You were right there for me
:12:57. > :12:59.# For always
:12:59. > :13:04.# In my dreams I'll always see you soar above the sky
:13:04. > :13:08.# In my heart there'll always be a place
:13:08. > :13:11.# For you for all my life
:13:11. > :13:17.# I'll keep a part of you with me
:13:17. > :13:24.# And everywhere I am There you'll be
:13:24. > :13:31.# And everywhere I am There you'll be...
:13:31. > :13:41.# There you'll be... #
:13:41. > :14:01.
:14:01. > :14:02.Few
:14:02. > :14:02.Few institutions
:14:02. > :14:06.Few institutions in
:14:06. > :14:10.Few institutions in the United Kingdom have a record of unbroken
:14:10. > :14:14.service spanning more than three centuries. None is more
:14:14. > :14:20.distinguished probably than the Royal Hospital Chelsea, established
:14:20. > :14:23.by Charles II to provide soldiers with a fitting home in retirement.
:14:24. > :14:30.The Royal Hospital still provides a secure environment for those who
:14:30. > :14:38.have known military life and since 2009 it's been a home for men and
:14:38. > :14:48.women. The warmest welcome, once again to the Festival, to the
:14:48. > :15:16.
:15:16. > :15:24.Always a rousing welcome for the Chelsea Pensioners at the Albert
:15:24. > :15:33.Hall. Their combined ages this evening,
:15:33. > :15:43.1,428 and their years ever service 319 between them.
:15:43. > :15:44.
:15:44. > :15:49.Led by sap sergeant Major pierce Laly. The oldest pensioners is 92.
:15:50. > :15:55.He served in the Parachute Regiment. The Chelsea Pensioners provided an
:15:55. > :16:05.honour guard at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee river pageant and made a
:16:05. > :16:05.
:16:05. > :21:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:21:53. > :21:57.memorable appearance at the opening APPLAUSE
:21:57. > :22:07.Ladies and gentlemen, yes, our thanks once again, please to the
:22:07. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:11.Band of her Majesty's Royal Marines. From one flawless performance to no
:22:11. > :22:15.doubt another, the Royal Air Force Regiment is responsible for for
:22:16. > :22:20.protecting all the RAF's deployed assets and when not on frontline
:22:20. > :22:23.service they provide the world famous Queen's Colour Squadron
:22:23. > :22:31.which played a prominent part in this year's Diamond Jubilee
:22:31. > :22:35.celebrations and at the Olympics and an unveiling of the Bomber
:22:35. > :22:45.Command Memorial in London's green park. Please give them a warm
:22:45. > :22:45.
:22:45. > :26:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:26:16. > :26:18.95% of my time in the Forces I fell for the lifestyle,
:26:18. > :26:21.After the Gulf War, we got sent to Bosnia,
:26:21. > :26:23.which was a completely different war altogether.
:26:23. > :26:25.It was a civil war.
:26:25. > :26:29.It wasn't just men getting affected,- it's women and children.
:26:29. > :26:33.We got into quite a bad firefight, which sits, still to this day,
:26:34. > :26:36.very heavy on my shoulders.
:26:36. > :26:40.You see sort of pure carnage.
:26:40. > :26:46.It's very hard to portray that to people, why that will affect you.
:26:46. > :26:51.I left the Army about a year after the Bosnia incident.
:26:51. > :26:54.I've had some absolutely up times, but then,
:26:54. > :26:57.when I would get in stressful positions and things like that,
:26:57. > :27:00.then, unfortunately, I would go right downhill.
:27:00. > :27:03.I would become a recluse.
:27:03. > :27:06.You bottle it up, and it's like a bottle of Coke -
:27:06. > :27:10.if you shake it up,it will come out...you know, explode.
:27:10. > :27:17.And that's basically what, unfortunately, happened.
:27:17. > :27:20.A friend of mine,who was an ex-serviceman, he told me,
:27:20. > :27:22."Go to the Legion. You've earned it.
:27:22. > :27:27."You did your service, and the Legion are there to help people."
:27:27. > :27:30.Derek contacted us two years ago.
:27:30. > :27:33.The Royal British Legion provided Derek with a deposit
:27:33. > :27:36.and the first month's rent on a flat for him.
:27:36. > :27:40.We didn't become aware of just how serious Derek's problems were
:27:40. > :27:42.until about a month later.
:27:42. > :27:45.I wasn't taking care of myself, I was drinking very heavy.
:27:45. > :27:51.He was obviously very mentally disturbed - shaking, sobbing.
:27:51. > :27:54.They talked me into, "Go and see the doctor,"
:27:55. > :28:00.and then I was diagnosed with having- post-traumatic stress disorder.
:28:00. > :28:03.I've found it almost impossible to come to terms with.
:28:03. > :28:05.I had a mental illness,
:28:05. > :28:09.I've got something that will trouble me for the rest of my life,
:28:09. > :28:11.but there is ways of coping with it.
:28:11. > :28:15.Come, Bobby! Come here!
:28:15. > :28:18.Derek knows that the Royal British Legion is always there for him.
:28:18. > :28:20.He knows he only has to pick the phone up
:28:21. > :28:22.and one of the welfare team will be here
:28:22. > :28:24.to talk through any problems or issues.
:28:24. > :28:27.What I would like to say to the RBL
:28:27. > :28:29.would be very hard to put into words.
:28:29. > :28:32.I just give a big, massive thank you,
:28:32. > :28:34.and that comes from the bottom of my heart,
:28:34. > :28:44.because they have done so much for me, and they didn't have to.
:28:44. > :28:48.
:28:48. > :28:48.Last
:28:48. > :28:48.Last year
:28:48. > :28:51.Last year for
:28:51. > :28:56.Last year for the first time we welcomed The Military Wives to the
:28:56. > :28:59.Festival and since then choirs have formed impressively in many bases
:28:59. > :29:05.arched the -- around the UK and overseas. This year, it's also the
:29:06. > :29:12.turn of the husbands. Jonjo Kerr from choral shreu a Private in --
:29:12. > :29:16.from Chorley is a Private in 3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
:29:17. > :29:26.He's just returned from Afghanistan. He is with The Military Wives.
:29:27. > :29:27.
:29:27. > :30:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:30:19. > :30:29.Let's give them a rousing welcome. # In my dreams
:30:29. > :30:36.
:30:36. > :30:42.# In my dreams # In my dreams
:30:42. > :30:52.# Always you Always love in my dreams
:30:52. > :31:03.
:31:03. > :31:07.# All alone here I lie
:31:07. > :31:13.# As the darkness falls around
:31:13. > :31:19.# As I think of you and your warm embrace
:31:19. > :31:25.# I'm home again, ever safe
:31:25. > :31:28.# In my dreams I dream of you
:31:28. > :31:31.# You're in my arms Forever more
:31:31. > :31:35.# In my dreams my heart is holding you
:31:35. > :31:37.# Dream my heart is holding you
:31:37. > :31:40.# Feeling you Feeling you
:31:40. > :31:42.# Always you in my dreams
:31:42. > :31:51.# Always in my dreams
:31:51. > :31:58.# In my dreams... #
:31:58. > :32:06.# In my dreams... #
:32:06. > :32:16.# In my dreams... #
:32:16. > :32:33.
:32:33. > :32:38.The RAF came round.
:32:38. > :32:42.They don't come round to see you for no reason at all. It's, um...
:32:42. > :32:50.It's only usually with bad news.
:32:50. > :32:52.It started with my dad.
:32:53. > :32:56.My dad was in the RAF Regiment during his National Service.
:32:56. > :32:58.Anybody that was in the military,
:32:59. > :33:01.if they wanted to talk to him, Ryan would listen.
:33:01. > :33:05.You couldn't have asked for a better brother. He loved the RAF,
:33:05. > :33:09.everything from the actual job, to working with his colleagues,
:33:09. > :33:12.to going away with his colleagues, nights out.
:33:12. > :33:17.He loved just the whole lifestyle of it, really.
:33:17. > :33:23.He went out to Afghanistan in 2009 - 2010,
:33:23. > :33:29.and then he went again, 2011 - 2012.
:33:29. > :33:32.He couldn't wait to get out there and to get amongst it all again.
:33:32. > :33:35.He always used to say, "If you're not living life on the edge,
:33:35. > :33:37."you're taking up too much room."
:33:38. > :33:41.They'd been out there for three months and they was on a patrol,
:33:41. > :33:48.and he got out of his vehicle and he was shot from behind by...
:33:48. > :33:53.They don't know who done it. But, um... That was it.
:33:53. > :33:59.He...he was killed instantly.
:33:59. > :34:02.Ryan's letter started with the opening line,
:34:02. > :34:07."If you're reading this, I'm kicking- it with the big guy in the sky."
:34:07. > :34:10.And...
:34:10. > :34:16.It was comforting to read it... what he'd wrote in it.
:34:16. > :34:23.But he was just thinking of his friends...and his family.
:34:23. > :34:25.I'll always remember him as being fun-loving,
:34:25. > :34:29.enjoying his life, and just following his dreams, really.
:34:29. > :34:33.A real inspiration. That's how I'll remember him.
:34:33. > :34:37.He was always, um, smiling.
:34:37. > :34:44.He was never down.
:34:44. > :34:54.He never brought nothing but joy.
:34:54. > :35:17.
:35:17. > :35:17.Kevin
:35:17. > :35:17.Kevin and
:35:18. > :35:20.Kevin and Diane,
:35:20. > :35:24.Kevin and Diane, the parents of Ryan and his sister Michelle, lead
:35:24. > :35:34.the way as the war widows and relatives join us at the Festival
:35:34. > :35:35.
:35:35. > :35:39.of Remembrance. Aidan and his mum representing Gary
:35:40. > :35:49.O'Donnell who died from injuries sustained in an IED attack back in
:35:50. > :36:06.
:36:06. > :36:16.2008. The group also includes Catherine
:36:16. > :36:16.
:36:16. > :36:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:36:59. > :37:04.Ladies and gentlemen, in June this year the Bomber Command Memorial
:37:04. > :37:10.was unveiled by Her Majesty the Queen in Green Park in central
:37:10. > :37:15.London, it's a fitting memorial to the servicemen and women who served
:37:15. > :37:23.in Bomber Command. The average age of crew members was 22. Some who
:37:23. > :37:27.joined had a realistic expectation of surviving for just two weeks.
:37:27. > :37:33.The spirit of courage and determined optimism of that sage
:37:33. > :37:43.reflected in the music of the RAF RAF Squadronaires and their special
:37:43. > :37:53.
:37:53. > :37:55.# You've got to give a little # That's the story of
:37:55. > :37:59.# You've got to laugh a little Cry a little
:37:59. > :38:02.# Until the clouds roll by a little
:38:03. > :38:08.# That's the story of That's the glory of love
:38:08. > :38:10.# Waa, waa, waa Ooh-ooh
:38:10. > :38:14.# As long as there's the two of us
:38:14. > :38:18.# We've got the world and all its charms
:38:18. > :38:22.# And when the world is through with us
:38:22. > :38:25.# We've got each other's arms
:38:25. > :38:29.# You've got to win a little Lose a little
:38:29. > :38:34.# And always have the blues a little
:38:34. > :38:39.# That's the story of That's the glory of love
:38:39. > :38:41.# Waa, waa, waa Ooh-ooh
:38:41. > :38:45.# As long as there's the two of us
:38:45. > :38:49.# We've got the world and all its charms
:38:49. > :38:53.# And when the world is through with us
:38:53. > :38:57.# We've got each other's arms
:38:57. > :39:02.# You've got to win a little Lose a little
:39:02. > :39:07.# And always have the blues a little
:39:07. > :39:08.# Waa, waa, waa Ooh-ooh
:39:08. > :39:10.# That's the story of
:39:10. > :39:12.# That's the glory of love
:39:12. > :39:17.# That's the story, the glory of
:39:17. > :39:21.# That's the story of love
:39:21. > :39:22.# Ohh, ooh, of love
:39:22. > :39:29.# The glory of love
:39:29. > :39:32.# That's the story of love
:39:32. > :39:42.# Ohh, ooh, of love
:39:42. > :39:51.
:39:51. > :39:59.# When the lights go on again all over the world
:39:59. > :40:07.# And the boys are home again all over the world
:40:07. > :40:17.# And rain or snow is all that may fall from the skies above
:40:17. > :40:25.# A kiss won't mean goodbye but hello to love, yeah
:40:25. > :40:29.# When the lights go on again
:40:29. > :40:39.# And the ships will sail again all over the world
:40:39. > :40:42.
:40:42. > :40:47.# Then we'll have time for things like wedding rings
:40:47. > :40:53.# And free hearts will sing
:40:53. > :41:03.# When the lights go on again all over the world. #
:41:03. > :41:19.
:41:19. > :41:21.I was a good navigator, I think.
:41:21. > :41:24.We always got back.
:41:24. > :41:28.Except the last time.
:41:28. > :41:33.I suppose, on my first op, I felt excited.
:41:33. > :41:37.We had no real idea of what an air raid looked like from the air.
:41:37. > :41:43.Many of us had experienced it when we were back home, on leave.
:41:43. > :41:47.Bomber Command was a means of retaliation.
:41:47. > :41:51.Nobody was ever very happy about dropping bombs,
:41:51. > :41:58.but war is a terrible thing, so I dropped bombs.
:41:58. > :42:02.I suppose the most common phrase that you would hear
:42:02. > :42:04.on a bomber station was,
:42:04. > :42:06."It's not going to happen to me."
:42:06. > :42:09.It was heard all over the place.
:42:09. > :42:12.Or, "It's not going to happen to us."
:42:12. > :42:18.But I'm afraid, suddenly, there were seven empty beds.
:42:18. > :42:23.You just had to accept it.
:42:23. > :42:28.We came under attack on our 17th trip.
:42:28. > :42:32.The captain decided that we weren't really going to make it
:42:32. > :42:36.and said, "Everybody out!"
:42:36. > :42:43.I landed in a tree very close to the-frontier between Belgium and Holland.
:42:43. > :42:47.I did get a marvellous amount of help
:42:47. > :42:51.from very many wonderful people.
:42:51. > :42:55.They didn't think of their own safety,
:42:55. > :43:01.and I eventually arrived down into Gibraltar.
:43:01. > :43:05.I've been extremely lucky. Very fortunate indeed.
:43:05. > :43:08.The cost, as far as Bomber Command was concerned,
:43:08. > :43:11.was getting on for 50%.
:43:11. > :43:15.I certainly remember, especially my crew,
:43:15. > :43:18.but many other people,
:43:18. > :43:23.think what could have been to those who didn't survive.
:43:23. > :43:33.We're the poorer without them.
:43:33. > :43:35.
:43:35. > :43:36.This
:43:36. > :43:36.This evening
:43:36. > :43:39.This evening we
:43:39. > :43:49.This evening we pay tribute to the representatives of Bomber Command
:43:49. > :43:49.
:43:49. > :43:55.and we remember the 55,000 who did not return. 50 missions, Bomb Aimer,
:43:55. > :44:04.Wing Commander John Bell, MBE, DFC, 40 missions, pilot, Flight
:44:04. > :44:13.Lieutenant George Gunn, DFC, 21 missions, Flight Engineer, Warrant
:44:13. > :44:20.Officer, Arthur Smith, shot down on his 25th mission, Gordon Mellor.
:44:20. > :44:28.Taken prisoner, wireless operator War scant ap officer -- Warrant
:44:28. > :44:36.Officer John Baffield. 60 missions, Warrant Officer, Harry Irons and
:44:36. > :44:40.with 33 missions, Rear Gunner, Warrant Officer, Dave Fellowes.
:44:40. > :44:50.Ladies and gentlemen, we pay tribute to the brave men of Bomber
:44:50. > :44:50.
:44:50. > :45:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:45:41. > :45:44.Ladies and gentlemen, he is of course one of the world's most
:45:44. > :45:47.popular entertainers, his career has spanned five decades and
:45:47. > :45:57.tonight for the first time at the Festival of Remembrance we welcome
:45:57. > :45:57.
:45:57. > :47:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:47:27. > :47:37.our special guest, Mr Rod Stewart. # But seas between us
:47:37. > :47:37.
:47:37. > :49:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:49:32. > :49:42.ALL SING: Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Rod
:49:42. > :49:42.
:49:42. > :49:44.Stewart! The solemn tradition of observing a
:49:44. > :49:48.national two-minute silence in memory of the dead has been
:49:48. > :49:52.established for nearly a century. A much older treuld is -- tradition
:49:52. > :49:56.is that of the laying up of drums to form a temporary altar, the
:49:56. > :50:00.focal point of a service to remember those lost in battle.
:50:00. > :50:06.Tonight, the act of Remembrance will happen when the poppies fall
:50:06. > :50:10.and we all reflect in silence on the sacrifice of so many. We start
:50:11. > :50:16.with the laying of the altar and the muster of some of today's
:50:16. > :50:22.servicemen and women. The music of Elgar's Nimrod has long been
:50:22. > :50:32.associated with Remembrance weekend and we prepare for the service with
:50:32. > :50:33.
:50:33. > :51:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:51:40. > :51:50.# We know there will be # And we'll dare to raise
:51:50. > :51:50.
:51:50. > :54:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:54:47. > :54:57.# And we'll dare to raise To lead off The Muster, the Royal
:54:57. > :55:10.
:55:10. > :55:17.First in tonight 42 members of the Royal Navy representing ships and
:55:17. > :55:27.submarines and squadrons, units and shore establishments, led by
:55:27. > :55:45.
:55:45. > :55:50.Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing service, provide nursing of
:55:50. > :56:00.the highest calibre all over the world.
:56:00. > :56:08.The Royal Marines joining us, including representatives of 30
:56:08. > :56:18.commando Information Exploitation Group and the Logistic Regiment.
:56:18. > :56:23.
:56:23. > :56:33.Royal Naval Reserve coming in, too. The Royal Fleet Aubgs I will I will
:56:33. > :56:59.
:56:59. > :57:09.The unmistakable music telling us the Grenadier Guards Company.
:57:09. > :57:14.
:57:14. > :57:24.The majority of the Guardsmen six to nine months out of training.
:57:24. > :57:24.
:57:25. > :57:28.2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales Royal Regiment and the Queen's
:57:28. > :57:36.tkpwurbg Orderly -- Gurkha Orderly Officers.
:57:36. > :57:42.The Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corp. And the Territorial
:57:42. > :57:47.Army, a big contingement. The Government plans to expand the
:57:47. > :57:52.reservists as they stand, doubling in size to 30,000, that's the plan
:57:52. > :58:02.anyway. And then the territorial Army would be renamed The Army
:58:02. > :58:24.
:58:24. > :58:30.The Royal Air Force. Leading officers, Flight Lieutenant
:58:30. > :58:34.Richard Hughes. Brize Norton, the RAF's air transport and air-to-air
:58:34. > :58:41.refuelling hub and the typhoon jets that we often see on television
:58:41. > :58:51.screens based at RAF, they stand ready at all times to protect the
:58:51. > :58:53.
:58:53. > :59:03.skies in the UK. The Royal Air Force Regiment.
:59:03. > :59:04.
:59:04. > :59:11.Servicewomen of the Royal Air Force. Waiting patiently to come in the
:59:11. > :59:16.Royal Air Force Police. Princess Mary's Royal Air Force
:59:16. > :59:20.Nursing Service, some 500 nurses working across many clinical
:59:20. > :59:24.specialties and locations in the UK and overseas and they're a very
:59:24. > :59:27.important part of the medical emergency response team. They move
:59:28. > :59:35.casualties from the frontline to field hospitals in very strenuous
:59:35. > :59:45.and harrowing conditions. Also joined by the Royal Auxiliary
:59:45. > :59:51.
:59:51. > :00:01.Volunteer instructors of the Air Cadet Organisation taking care of
:00:01. > :00:16.
:00:16. > :00:26.more than 46,000 cadets in the UK The The Merchant Navy.
:00:26. > :00:29.
:00:29. > :00:39.We have Merchant Navy veterans and cadets, too. Martin Reed and
:00:39. > :00:52.
:00:52. > :01:02.Lorraine Mulberry among them. And The Royal British Legion and The
:01:02. > :01:04.
:01:04. > :01:10.A group of poppy collectors, all part of the campaign to make this
:01:10. > :01:18.year's collection another record- breaking effort. The Civilian
:01:18. > :01:28.Services including St John's Ambulance, coastguard agency and
:01:28. > :01:57.
:01:57. > :02:00.Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, We have done it,
:02:00. > :02:10.Great Britain, the Olympic champion once more!
:02:10. > :02:38.
:02:38. > :02:42.Thank you to all those who made this possible.
:02:42. > :02:45.Our servicemen and women, who stepped up so magnificently,
:02:45. > :02:55.you proved again you're the greatest in the world!
:02:55. > :03:00.
:03:00. > :03:00.Can
:03:00. > :03:00.Can we
:03:00. > :03:03.Can we please
:03:03. > :03:08.Can we please welcome representatives of the 15,000
:03:08. > :03:16.members of the Armed Forces who helped make the Games safe and from
:03:16. > :03:26.our triumphant Team GB, rowers, Naval officer Pete Reed and Royal
:03:26. > :03:27.
:03:27. > :03:30.Artillery officer Captain Heather Stanning and Paralympian Private
:03:30. > :03:40.Derek Derenalagi, who was injured in Afghanistan. Let's give them a
:03:40. > :03:40.
:03:40. > :04:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:04:37. > :04:41.fitting welcome. I wouldn't consider my actions
:04:41. > :04:43.I think, on that day, we were in that position.
:04:43. > :04:44.I think, any other day, it could have been a different team
:04:44. > :04:46.and they'd have done exactly the same.
:04:46. > :04:48.Simon is one of those people that, when you meet him,
:04:48. > :04:49.you don't really see anything special,
:04:49. > :04:51.but when you get to know him,
:04:51. > :04:53.you know that he's a courageous, determined individual
:04:53. > :04:56.who will always support the rest of his team.
:04:56. > :04:59.On June 11th, the Brigade Reconnaissance Force
:04:59. > :05:03.had been engaged in an area known as the Adanzai Bazaar.
:05:03. > :05:05.The insurgents obviously started getting a feel for where we were
:05:06. > :05:07.and what we were doing.
:05:08. > :05:10.There was a firefight going on, and we knew that that firing point
:05:10. > :05:13.had to be neutralised as quickly as possible.
:05:13. > :05:15.His mates were in danger.
:05:15. > :05:17.They were being engaged by a machine gunner,
:05:17. > :05:20.and he was in a position where he thought he could something about it,
:05:20. > :05:23.and the way he decided to assault was a couple of grenades
:05:23. > :05:27.over the wall to stun the enemy, and then dive into a sewage ditch
:05:27. > :05:30.and crawl underneath the wall, leaping out on the other side,
:05:30. > :05:32.not knowing what to expect.
:05:32. > :05:34.It was the best way of getting into that compound, on the scene,
:05:34. > :05:37.unheard and, ultimately, giving us the advantage
:05:37. > :05:40.when it came to the engagement.
:05:40. > :05:43.It's always hard to say how many lives he saved, but he certainly...
:05:43. > :05:46.He removed the peril instantly,
:05:46. > :05:49.and as soon as the machine gunner had been dealt with,
:05:49. > :05:54.the rest of the insurgents just melted away back into the desert.
:05:54. > :05:57.Being awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross,
:05:57. > :06:00.it means a great deal to me. It's massive honour,
:06:00. > :06:03.but I think every single man within that squadron
:06:03. > :06:09.deserves to be singled out, as well.
:06:09. > :06:11.When I walk into the Royal Albert Hall
:06:11. > :06:13.carrying the Book of Remembrance,
:06:13. > :06:15.I'll feel very privileged to be doing it.
:06:15. > :06:17.I'll be thinking of, obviously,
:06:17. > :06:20.the guys that have paid the ultimate- sacrifice, but also their families,
:06:20. > :06:23.their children, their wives,husbands, that have been left behind.
:06:23. > :06:33.They'll be forefront in my mind.
:06:33. > :06:47.
:06:47. > :06:57.# With proud thanksgiving A mother for her children
:06:57. > :06:57.
:06:57. > :07:00.#England mourns for her dead across the sea
:07:00. > :07:04.Flesh of her flesh they were Spirit of her spirit
:07:04. > :07:14.Fallen in the cause of the free
:07:14. > :07:15.
:07:15. > :07:25.# Fallen in the cause of the free
:07:25. > :07:25.
:07:25. > :07:34.# They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old
:07:34. > :07:42.# Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn
:07:42. > :07:52.# At the going down of the sun and in the morning
:07:52. > :08:02.# We will remember them
:08:02. > :08:02.
:08:02. > :08:12.# We will remember them. #
:08:12. > :08:41.
:08:41. > :08:43.The
:08:43. > :08:43.The Festival
:08:43. > :08:53.The Festival organist,
:08:53. > :09:00.
:09:01. > :09:06.The Festival organist, his 16th # Praise, my soul
:09:06. > :09:16.# Ransomed, healed # Who like me
:09:16. > :09:16.
:09:16. > :10:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:10:27. > :10:37.# Praise him # Praise with us
:10:37. > :11:01.
:11:01. > :11:05.The National Chap Lain of the to remember with thanksgiving
:11:05. > :11:09.have been given and taken away in the cause of justice and freedom,
:11:09. > :11:15.to pray for all who in bereavement, disability and pain,
:11:15. > :11:21.continue to suffer the consequences of fighting and terror,
:11:21. > :11:25.and for the Royal British Legion
:11:25. > :11:33.in its ministry of care and support for them,
:11:33. > :11:37.and to commit ourselves, young and old,
:11:37. > :11:41.to work in penitence and faith
:11:41. > :11:46.for reconciliation between the nations of our troubled world -
:11:46. > :11:55.that, under God, people of every race and creed may be at peace.
:11:55. > :12:00.These thoughts and prayers we offer to God
:12:00. > :12:03.in the words that Jesus taught.
:12:03. > :12:07.Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name,
:12:07. > :12:10.thy kingdom come.
:12:10. > :12:14.Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
:12:14. > :12:20.Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses
:12:20. > :12:24.as we forgive those who trespass against us.
:12:24. > :12:30.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,
:12:30. > :12:34.for thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory
:12:34. > :12:37.forever and ever.
:12:37. > :12:47.Amen.
:12:47. > :13:07.
:13:07. > :13:07.Love
:13:07. > :13:07.Love one
:13:07. > :13:13.Love one another
:13:13. > :13:20.Love one another as I have loved you. There is no greater love than
:13:20. > :13:28.this that a man should lay down his life for his friends. You are my
:13:28. > :13:36.friends if do you what I command you. I call you servants no longer.
:13:36. > :13:43.A servant does not know what his master is about. I have called you
:13:43. > :13:53.friends, because I have disclosed to you everything that I heard from
:13:53. > :13:59.my father. You did not choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go on
:13:59. > :14:09.and bear fruit, fruit that shall last so that the father may give
:14:09. > :14:09.
:14:09. > :14:19.you all that you ask in my name. This is my commandment to you, love
:14:19. > :14:44.
:14:44. > :14:51.We give thanks for Our Sovereign Patron of the Royal British Legion,
:14:51. > :14:57.and her unswerving commitment to the service of all her peoples.
:14:57. > :15:01.Grant that she may be so strengthened by God's grace
:15:01. > :15:04.and guided by his spirit,
:15:04. > :15:07.that, following in the way of Christ with her whole heart,
:15:08. > :15:16.she may at the last come into his eternal kingdom.
:15:16. > :15:21.# O Lord, hear my prayer. #
:15:21. > :15:29.# Lord, in your mercy hear us
:15:29. > :15:33.We pray for those upon whom
:15:33. > :15:36.the responsibilities of government are laid, and for all who,
:15:36. > :15:38.through positions of influence and authority,
:15:38. > :15:43.serve the well-being of this nation, the Commonwealth and the world.
:15:43. > :15:47.Give them the courage and integrity always to do what is right,
:15:47. > :15:54.that upholding honour and justice, and restraining evil and oppression,
:15:54. > :15:56.they may enrich our common life
:15:56. > :16:03.and further the cause of goodness and truth.
:16:03. > :16:06.# O Lord, hear my prayer. #
:16:06. > :16:16.# O Lord, hear my prayer. #
:16:16. > :16:20.We commend to God the men and women who serve today in the Royal Navy,
:16:20. > :16:23.the Army and the Royal Air Force,
:16:24. > :16:26.and all who support them
:16:26. > :16:29.in their mission at sea, on land and in the air.
:16:29. > :16:32.Most especially at this time,
:16:32. > :16:36.we pray for Her Majesty's forces serving in Afghanistan.
:16:36. > :16:39.May they meet danger with bravery
:16:39. > :16:45.and, facing whatever lies before them with discipline and loyalty,
:16:45. > :16:53.truly serve the cause of justice, freedom and peace.
:16:53. > :16:57.# O Lord, hear our prayer
:16:57. > :17:01.# O Lord, hear our prayer
:17:01. > :17:04.# O Lord, hear our prayer
:17:04. > :17:10.# And bring us your peace.
:17:10. > :17:20.# Amen. #
:17:20. > :17:29.
:17:29. > :17:29.Our
:17:29. > :17:29.Our second
:17:30. > :17:32.Our second hymn
:17:32. > :17:42.Our second hymn is an expression of # Great is thy faithfulness
:17:42. > :17:44.
:17:44. > :17:51.# There is no shadow # Thou changest not thy
:17:51. > :17:58.# As thou hast been thou forever wilt be
:17:58. > :18:02.# Great is thy faithfulness
:18:02. > :18:05.# Great is thy faithfulness
:18:05. > :18:12.# Morning by morning New mercies I see
:18:13. > :18:20.# All I have needed thy hand hath provided
:18:20. > :18:30.# Great is thy faithfulness Lord unto me
:18:30. > :18:34.
:18:34. > :18:42.# Summer and winter and springtime and harvest
:18:42. > :18:46.# Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
:18:46. > :18:50.# Join with all nature in manifold witness
:18:50. > :19:00.# To thy great faithfulness Mercy and love
:19:00. > :19:04.# Great is thy faithfulness
:19:04. > :19:08.# Great is thy faithfulness
:19:08. > :19:16.# Morning by morning New mercies I see
:19:16. > :19:24.# All I have needed thy hand hath provided
:19:24. > :19:34.# Great is thy faithfulness Lord unto me. #
:19:34. > :19:40.
:19:40. > :19:44.Teach us, good Lord, to serve thee as thou deservest,
:19:44. > :19:47.to give and not to count the cost,
:19:47. > :19:51.to fight and not to heed the wounds,
:19:51. > :19:55.to toil and not to seek for rest,
:19:55. > :19:59.to labour and not to ask for any reward,
:19:59. > :20:04.save that of knowing we do your will,
:20:04. > :20:07.through Jesus Christ our Lord.
:20:08. > :20:12.Amen.
:20:12. > :20:18.They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.
:20:18. > :20:23.Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
:20:23. > :20:28.At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
:20:28. > :20:31.we will remember them.
:20:31. > :20:35.ALL: We will remember them.
:20:35. > :20:45.THEY PLAY THE LAST POST
:20:45. > :20:45.
:20:45. > :24:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:24:21. > :24:31.THEY PLAY REVEILLE
:24:31. > :24:31.
:24:31. > :25:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:25:14. > :25:17.When you go home, tell them of us and say,
:25:17. > :25:27."For your tomorrow we gave our today."
:25:27. > :25:29.
:25:29. > :25:37.# Praise be the setting sun That marks the closing day
:25:37. > :25:42.# Give thanks to those who sacrificed
:25:42. > :25:49.# Remember them today
:25:49. > :25:52.# The poppy, dove and olive branch
:25:52. > :25:57.# Give light and show the way
:25:57. > :26:02.# So sing out loud....
:26:02. > :26:12.# The gift of peace We bring to you, we pray... #
:26:12. > :26:16.
:26:16. > :26:25.# ..Bring peace to you we pray. #
:26:25. > :26:30.We present these poppies from children,
:26:30. > :26:36.to say thank you to all those who gave their lives
:26:36. > :26:46.so that we can live and be free.
:26:46. > :27:08.
:27:08. > :27:08.Two
:27:08. > :27:09.Two We
:27:09. > :27:11.Two We remember
:27:11. > :27:19.Two We remember those who you have gathered from the storm of war into
:27:19. > :27:26.the peace of your presence. May that same peace calm our fears,
:27:26. > :27:36.bring justice to all peoples and establish harmony among all the
:27:36. > :27:38.
:27:38. > :27:48.nations through Jesus Christ Our Lord, amen. The final hymn is a
:27:48. > :27:51.
:27:51. > :27:57.great expression of faith as life # Abide with me
:27:57. > :28:06.# When other helpers fail and comforts flee
:28:06. > :28:16.# Help of the helpless O abide with me
:28:16. > :28:20.
:28:20. > :28:28.# Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day
:28:28. > :28:38.# Earth's joys grow dim Its glories pass away
:28:38. > :28:38.
:28:38. > :28:48.# Change and decay in all around I see
:28:48. > :28:49.
:28:49. > :28:59.# O thou who changest not Abide with me
:28:59. > :29:02.
:29:02. > :29:10.# I fear no foe with thee at hand to bless
:29:10. > :29:20.# Ills have no weight and tears no bitterness
:29:20. > :29:21.
:29:21. > :29:31.# Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
:29:31. > :29:33.
:29:33. > :29:43.# I triumph still if thou abide with me
:29:43. > :29:45.
:29:45. > :29:53.# Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes
:29:53. > :30:03.# Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies
:30:03. > :30:04.
:30:04. > :30:14.# Heaven's morning breaks and earth's vain shadows flee
:30:14. > :30:24.# In life, in death O Lord, abide with me. #
:30:24. > :30:39.
:30:39. > :30:43.# Sunset in the western sky
:30:43. > :30:49.# Darkness falls o'er land and sea
:30:49. > :30:55.# Praise, Lord, we raise to you
:30:55. > :31:05.# This night and for evermore
:31:05. > :31:05.
:31:05. > :31:15.MUSIC: "Sunset"
:31:15. > :31:31.
:31:31. > :31:37.# We think of loved ones near and far
:31:37. > :31:43.# And those who've fought the fight before
:31:43. > :31:48.# Keep safe your people, Lord
:31:48. > :31:58.# This night and for evermore
:31:58. > :32:11.
:32:11. > :32:15.# Keep safe your people, Lord
:32:15. > :32:21.# This night and for evermore
:32:21. > :32:31.# This night and for evermore. #
:32:31. > :32:32.
:32:32. > :32:42.# This night and for evermore. #
:32:42. > :32:44.
:32:44. > :32:49.God grant to the living grace, to the departed rest,
:32:49. > :32:53.to the Church, the Queen, the Commonwealth and all people,
:32:53. > :33:00.peace and concord, and to us and all his servants life everlasting,
:33:00. > :33:06.and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son
:33:06. > :33:14.and the Holy Spirit be with you and remain with you always.
:33:14. > :33:17.Amen.
:33:17. > :33:21.DRUM ROLL
:33:21. > :33:26.# God save our gracious Queen
:33:26. > :33:30.# Long live our noble Queen
:33:30. > :33:36.# God save the Queen!
:33:36. > :33:40.# Send her victorious
:33:40. > :33:45.# Happy and glorious
:33:45. > :33:50.# Long to reign over us
:33:50. > :34:00.# God save the Queen! #
:34:00. > :34:10.
:34:10. > :34:11.The Parade will remove head-dress.
:34:11. > :34:13.Remove...
:34:13. > :34:15.head-dress.
:34:15. > :34:20.Three cheers for Her Majesty The Queen. Hip, hip...
:34:20. > :34:22.ALL: Hooray!
:34:22. > :34:24.Hip, hip...
:34:24. > :34:26.ALL: Hooray!
:34:26. > :34:28.Hip, hip...
:34:28. > :34:30.ALL: Hooray!
:34:30. > :34:36.Parade will replace head-dress.
:34:36. > :34:43.Replace...