The Scottish Mail on Sunday

Thousands of Scots of all ages join together to honour our war dead

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SCOTLAND fell silent for two minutes at 11am yesterday in remembranc­e of the country’s war dead.

Thousands gathered at memorials across the country, including Glasgow’s George Square, left, to lay wreaths of poppies on the 99th anniversar­y of Armistice Day, when Germany and the Allied forces ended hostilitie­s on the Western Front on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Scottish landmarks from Eilean Donan Castle near Kyle of Lochalsh to the Kelpies near Falkirk are being lit up red as part of this year’s Scottish Poppy Appeal.

Veterans Minister Keith Brown said: ‘A century on from the devastatio­n of the First World War, which left barely a community or family untouched by tragedy and loss, it remains as important as ever that we come together across Scotland to commemorat­e those lost in all conflicts, past and present.’

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