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GALLERY: Foothills ceremonies honour sacrifice

Ceremonies in Okotoks and Black Diamond were held today in honour of sacrifices made by those who served.

    • New Entry Cadet Nicole Perkins and her comrades in the Navy League Cadets replace poppies in war graves at the Okotoks Cemetery on Nov. 11. Each year the cadets visit the cemetery to place new poppies on the graves of fallen soldiers.
      New Entry Cadet Nicole Perkins and her comrades in the Navy League Cadets replace poppies in war graves at the Okotoks Cemetery on Nov. 11. Each year the cadets visit the cemetery to place new poppies on the graves of fallen soldiers.
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    • Canadian soldiers stand guard at the cenotaph during the Remembrance Day ceremony at Pason Centennial Arena on Nov. 11.
      Canadian soldiers stand guard at the cenotaph during the Remembrance Day ceremony at Pason Centennial Arena on Nov. 11.
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    • Major Jesse Gabel delivers a speech on the effect of wounds both physical and psychological during the Remembrance Day ceremony at Pason Centennial Arena on Nov. 11.
      Major Jesse Gabel delivers a speech on the effect of wounds both physical and psychological during the Remembrance Day ceremony at Pason Centennial Arena on Nov. 11.
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    • The Legion colour party marches during the Remembrance Day ceremony at Pason Centennial Arena on Nov. 11.
      The Legion colour party marches during the Remembrance Day ceremony at Pason Centennial Arena on Nov. 11.
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    • World War Two veteran Darwin Miller, left, is escorted to lay a wreath at the Remembrance Day ceremony at Pason Centennial Arena on Nov. 11.
      World War Two veteran Darwin Miller, left, is escorted to lay a wreath at the Remembrance Day ceremony at Pason Centennial Arena on Nov. 11.
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    • Rick Oncescu delivers a speech at the Remembrance Day ceremony at Pason Centennial Arena on Nov. 11.
      Rick Oncescu delivers a speech at the Remembrance Day ceremony at Pason Centennial Arena on Nov. 11.
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    • Dave Ewing lays a wreath in memory of Hong Kong veterans during the Remembrance Day ceremony at Pason Centennial Arena on Nov. 11.
      Dave Ewing lays a wreath in memory of Hong Kong veterans during the Remembrance Day ceremony at Pason Centennial Arena on Nov. 11.
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    • Legion Chaplain Darrell Wood delivers an invocation during the Remembrance Day ceremony at Pason Centennial Arena on Nov. 11.
      Legion Chaplain Darrell Wood delivers an invocation during the Remembrance Day ceremony at Pason Centennial Arena on Nov. 11.
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    • Veterans Paul White and John Boletta lay a wreath in memory of peacekeepers during the Remembrance Day ceremony at Pason Centennial Arena on Nov. 11.
      Veterans Paul White and John Boletta lay a wreath in memory of peacekeepers during the Remembrance Day ceremony at Pason Centennial Arena on Nov. 11.
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    • The Remembrance Day ceremony at Oilfields School in Black Diamond on Nov. 11.
      The Remembrance Day ceremony at Oilfields School in Black Diamond on Nov. 11.
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    • The Remembrance Day ceremony at Oilfields School in Black Diamond on Nov. 11.
      The Remembrance Day ceremony at Oilfields School in Black Diamond on Nov. 11.
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    • Audience members bow their heads during the ceremony at the Okotoks Cenotaph on Nov. 11.
      Audience members bow their heads during the ceremony at the Okotoks Cenotaph on Nov. 11.
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