Remembrance Day Services at New Cenotaph Draw Huge Crowd

By 250 News

Members of the Honour Guard, Cenotaph Duty,  place their poppies on  the steps of the Cenotaph at the end of this morning's service  (click  on the photo for a video)

Prince George, B.C.-  Remembrance Day services at the new  Cenotaph in front of Prince George City Hall drew  one of  the largest crowds witnessed in recent years.

Although there were hundreds in attendance, one could hear a pin drop as the crowd observed a full two minutes of silence. 

The family of Matthew McCully  was the first to lay a wreath.  Matthew was  25   when   he died in Afghanistan in May of 2007. He  was a Corporal with the  Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron, Petawawa, Ontario.

Representatives  of Peace Keepers, the Armed Forces,   Veterans Affairs, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 43, the RCMP, Federal, Provincial and Municipal governments  all followed  in laying wreaths.

For a video of  the highlights  of the  events,   click here.

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