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A small but enthusiastic crowd greeted a group of veterans marking the end of the war in Europe. Those who served in WWII were deeply moved, and those of us who came after (peacekeepers, Korean vets, Afghanistan vets) were as honoured as the older vets by the crowds, and as moved by the Older vets as the civilians watching it all. In the section below (about me) I am the tall one on the right taking part in the wreath-laying ceremony.