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Charles Hoey Park packed for Remembrance Day

101st anniversary of Armistice marked in downtown Duncan
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The Colour Guard leads the parade along Canada Avenue to Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Charles Hoey Park cenotaph on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

The Colour Guard leads the parade along Canada Avenue to Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Charles Hoey Park cenotaph on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

A piper plays during Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Duncan cenotaph on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Air Force veteran George Brewster recites poems, including ‘In Flanders Fields’ during Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Duncan cenotaph on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Tim Spencer reads a story by Cowichan Valley historian T.W. Paterson about 17-year-old WWI casualty Douglas Hodding during Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Duncan cenotaph on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Cowichan-Malahat-Langford MP Alistair MacGregor and his daughters lay a wreath at the cenotaph during Remembrance Day ceremonies at Charles Hoey Park on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Legion members lay a wreath at the cenotaph during Remembrance Day ceremonies at Charles Hoey Park on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Chanchal Singh Thiara, president of the Duncan Sikh Temple, places a wreath at the cenotaph during Remembrance Day ceremonies at Charles Hoey Park on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Hazura Sangha, a veteran of the Indian army and longtime Duncan resident, salutes after laying a wreath at the Charles Hoey Park cenotaph during Remembrance Day ceremonies in Duncan on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Michael Schuster, five, and his grandmother Jenny Jarvis, leave a poppy at the cenotaph at the end of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Duncan on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

The Colour Guard leads the parade along Canada Avenue to Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Charles Hoey Park cenotaph on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

BY KEVIN ROTHBAUER

101st anniversary of Armistice marked in downtown Duncan

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A piper plays during Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Duncan cenotaph on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
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Air Force veteran George Brewster recites poems, including ‘In Flanders Fields’ during Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Duncan cenotaph on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
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Tim Spencer reads a story by Cowichan Valley historian T.W. Paterson about 17-year-old WWI casualty Douglas Hodding during Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Duncan cenotaph on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
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Cowichan-Malahat-Langford MP Alistair MacGregor and his daughters lay a wreath at the cenotaph during Remembrance Day ceremonies at Charles Hoey Park on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
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Legion members lay a wreath at the cenotaph during Remembrance Day ceremonies at Charles Hoey Park on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
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Chanchal Singh Thiara, president of the Duncan Sikh Temple, places a wreath at the cenotaph during Remembrance Day ceremonies at Charles Hoey Park on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
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Hazura Sangha, a veteran of the Indian army and longtime Duncan resident, salutes after laying a wreath at the Charles Hoey Park cenotaph during Remembrance Day ceremonies in Duncan on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
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Michael Schuster, five, and his grandmother Jenny Jarvis, leave a poppy at the cenotaph at the end of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Duncan on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)


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About the Author: Kevin Rothbauer

Kevin Rothbauer is the sports reporter for the Cowichan Valley Citizen
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