robroy:
Me! as I always have done, and I watched the Cenotaph service on tv. A couple of points why does that Prince Edward knobhead think it’s appropriate to dress up as a high ranking Army officer, especially when he couldn’t make the grade as a Royal Marine, a bit disrespectful I reckon, and why are Politicicians at the front of the queue when nearly all wars are due to their faliure, they should hang around at the end of the queue.
Lions led by donkeys
I was sleeping.
We were in Morrisons shopping, when an announcement came over the PA. Asking people to join in the silence. You could have heard a pin drop. Well done people of Paignton.
I went to my son in laws grave at the local cemetery, I laid a small wreath and at 11 bells I saluted him for two mins. He was in the same regiment as me. I have a poppy on my truck, car and every jacket I wear on the day ( 3 ) in total.
Yes our family wears our Poppy’s with pride. Nulli secundus.
i too went to cenotaph at caerphilly good turnout makes you so proud of our forces took all my family top respect regards rowly
Went to local memorial to.watch parade and service. Fantastic as always. Always stop at 11 and go to parade on the Sunday.
Went to the parade at Lydney this morning as I play in Lydney Town Band, and helped out Forest Brass this afternoon at Yorkley at there Church service in the Memorial Park. Ex Army Bandsman
Couldn’t stop coughing so didn’t go to splutter my way thru 2 mins silence outside the church.
Stood in the garden with the car radio on and the doors open instead.
my wife two daughters and myself sat in the house with bbc 1 on as the bell tolled 11 my youngest daughter shushed everyone and we paid our respects, thanks are due to the brave boys and girls
We went shopping in Cheltenham and so went to the one there. Went after the 2 mins silence before the religious stuff though. My 19month son was silent too, more than can be said of some peoples’ dogs…Chavs with bloody Staffis.
I’ve spent some of the afternoon looking up local names on the CWGC website. One family lost all 3 sons, same regt within 3 weeks. I guess as the first telegram came through, the second son died.
my lad kicked of his rugby match at 10.30 so we all did it then the lads playing all stood shoulder to shoulder with there arms around each other with heads bowed was nice to see such young lads show respect
bobbya:
Not too many judging by the replies,I sat quietly at home for a few minutes.
same here.
I watched the ceremony from home I cant go to the local thing or any other as I am far too emotional and I just burst in to tears wherever I am, the one thing that made me mad today was that glasgow celtic have banned the sale of poppies at their ground and the team didnt wear poppies today I thought that was pretty shocking.
I rode to the gym just got there for 11 and had my 2 minutes before I started
It does not matter what anyone is doing they should always show some respect but that’s the problem of today hardly anybody has any!
Having a son at Sandhurst and being a ex squadie my self i spent my 2 min silence in the shower.
To all the people who moan about others who show no respect, that’s why we go to war so people can have the freedom of choice.
me and the mrs went to the cenotaph in hull today good turnout ,there was a youngster on her fathers shoulders,who said dad isnt it nice to see all the people wearing poppies ,respect to the older servicemen
who attended you made us proud .thanks to the navy guys who offered me some finest navy rum but i was driving next year fellas i will catch the bus 
celer et audax
I just had two minutes of respect while at home.
Muckaway:
My 19month son was silent too, more than can be said of some peoples’ dogs…Chavs with bloody Staffis.
Don’t blame the dogs mate, they take their lead from their owners and don’t know any better
Staffies brought up properly are lovely dogs.
i did, in a layby on the a66
ref the footballer who didn’t wear the poppy if you look to see where he comes from it is quite understandable as to why he didn’t wear it although i doubt the mirror pointed this out
cieranc:
bald bloke:
I was waiting on a bay to be loaded at 11.00 but I was thinking about it all especially after visiting The Somme region this year and seeing thousands of war graves and generally touring the area.I can relate to that mate. We were driving down the D20 and came across the Caterpiller Wood cemetery by accident.
I was properly shocked, I don’t know how many graves there actually were, but I would reckon on being well over 5’000.
It left me in awe, how it could be that many people were killed in one place, left me slightly hollow.That hollow feeling got compounded when I realised how many of those cemeteries there were in that area. There’s literally hundreds of them scattered around the countryside.
I still find it difficult to comprehend the circumstances those men fought and died in, the sacrifice they made. Not only by laying down their lives, but serving, living, fighting in such horiffic squalour for all that time.
That said, I’m actually cheered by the amount of young’uns on Facebook who still pay their respects.
It’s clear that they will not be forgotten.EDIT: flashearth.com/?lat=50.02557 … =0&src=msa
Each one of those white lines is a row of headstones, 10 in a row IIRC.
We went to Thiepval where there is over 70,000 names of soldiers missing in action and its incredible seeing all those names.
