Remembrance Day 2015: Ottawa remembers fallen soldiers
As capital fell silent for ceremony, people remembered on social media
Huge crowd as people lay their poppy at Tomb of Unknown soldier <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Remembrance?src=hash">#Remembrance</a> <a href="https://t.co/i5v7flu2fT">pic.twitter.com/i5v7flu2fT</a>
—@GiacomoPanicoThe national Remembrance Day ceremony presents a chance for family, friends and colleagues to remember those who sacrificed themselves at war for Canada.
There were thousands in attendance on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015 to honour fallen soldiers, as captured by the CBC's Giacomo Panico before the ceremony began.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Remembrance?src=hash">#Remembrance</a> <a href="https://t.co/pQNTINik3r">pic.twitter.com/pQNTINik3r</a>
—@GiacomoPanicoCrowd now stretching well south of National War Memorial <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Remembrance?src=hash">#Remembrance</a> <a href="https://t.co/gGqTpnD1Uz">pic.twitter.com/gGqTpnD1Uz</a>
—@GiacomoPanicoEstimated crowd today 11/11/2015 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottcity?src=hash">#ottcity</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RemembranceDay2015?src=hash">#RemembranceDay2015</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LestWeForget?src=hash">#LestWeForget</a> @ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WarMemorialCeremony?src=hash">#WarMemorialCeremony</a> is at 35 000
—@OttawaPoliceThat included family members, plus many children and students.
Maxine Armet of Rocky Mountain House AB in front row. Here in honour her late husband & Navy vet Jim <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Remembrance?src=hash">#Remembrance</a> <a href="https://t.co/tKNVj2EPJn">pic.twitter.com/tKNVj2EPJn</a>
—@GiacomoPanicoTeacher Francis Thériault 1st brought his Pierre-Savard gr10 history class last year. After shooting made it annual <a href="https://t.co/DgAAnbUj1l">pic.twitter.com/DgAAnbUj1l</a>
—@GiacomoPanicoLCdr Hamish Thom w/ his kids Ewan & Zoë. Ewan fondly remembers their trip to War memorials in Europe <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Remembrance?src=hash">#Remembrance</a> <a href="https://t.co/4vOOaxIfKy">pic.twitter.com/4vOOaxIfKy</a>
—@GiacomoPanico<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RemembranceDay2015?src=hash">#RemembranceDay2015</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa">@CBCOttawa</a> A day to Remember. Ceremony soon starting. Canadians, we are blessed <a href="https://t.co/nEsO1m9Xvh">pic.twitter.com/nEsO1m9Xvh</a>
—@lebrunconnieResidents of Ottawa, in attendance or at home, shared their remembrance on social media, as well.
At the National War Memorial in Ottawa with 48 NL students <a href="https://twitter.com/hthtigers">@hthtigers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCNL">@CBCNL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCCanada">@CBCCanada</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau">@JustinTrudeau</a> <a href="https://t.co/JI2Bw9tloj">pic.twitter.com/JI2Bw9tloj</a>
—@walter_hammond<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/remember?src=hash">#remember</a> <a href="https://t.co/7XDhgOfR8B">pic.twitter.com/7XDhgOfR8B</a>
—@RosieBartonTens of thousands are here saluting our Veterans at the National <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RemembranceDay?src=hash">#RemembranceDay</a> Ceremony in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ottawa?src=hash">#Ottawa</a>. <a href="https://t.co/5fxS4cIDt1">pic.twitter.com/5fxS4cIDt1</a>
—@RoyalCdnLegionWatching <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa">@CBCOttawa</a> from home today. Just want to say - thank you. <a href="https://t.co/p6fZKpSTo6">pic.twitter.com/p6fZKpSTo6</a>
—@SAQuinn1978Thank you. <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa">@CBCOttawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ctvottawa">@ctvottawa</a> Let us not forget what they remember <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottnews?src=hash">#ottnews</a> <a href="https://t.co/6E9xeBFj7t">pic.twitter.com/6E9xeBFj7t</a>
—@lebrunconnieOn the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we remember you. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RememberanceDay?src=hash">#RememberanceDay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canada?src=hash">#Canada</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ottawa?src=hash">#Ottawa</a> <a href="https://t.co/demJZ5zHxA">pic.twitter.com/demJZ5zHxA</a>
—@alungstoryMy dad Al Gillis by meets his cousin outside Canada House London during the Blitz ... <a href="https://t.co/GF5Thyieyo">pic.twitter.com/GF5Thyieyo</a>
—@gillismaggie