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The Oct. 22 death of Corporal Nathan Cirillo, and the killing of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent in Quebec two days earlier, have brought renewed attention on this year’s Remembrance Day ceremonies, which mark 100 years since hostilities were declared in the First World War.

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Headstones in a section dedicated to Canadian war veterans at Mountain View and St. Patrick's Cemeteries in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Nov. 11, 2014Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Cpl. Rene Hudon and family pay respects to a family member who served, on Remembrance Day at Beechmount Cemetery in Edmonton, on Tuesday November 11, 2014.Jason Franson

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A man takes a moment to shake the hand of RCAF veteran Fred Coleman, 93, of York, Ont. during the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, Ont. on Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Coleman served as a navigator in a Lancaster bomber, like the one sitting in the hangar behind him.Peter Power/The Canadian Press

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Juno Beach veteran Gerry MacDonald salutes as he attends Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Grand Parade in Halifax on Nov. 11, 2014Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press

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Children hold up a sign of thanks during Remembrance Day ceremonies at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2014.CHRIS WATTIE/Reuters

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A soldier stands at attention as others march toward the memorial during Remembrance Day ceremonies at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2014.CHRIS WATTIE/Reuters

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Second World War veteran Ted Patrick looks on before the start of the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2014.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press

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Members of the Royal Canadian Regiment take part in a Remembrance Day ceremony at Vimy Ridge, France on Nov. 11, 2014Reuters

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War veterans and people take part in Remembrance Day celebrations in Toronto on Nov. 11, 2014Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

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Wreaths are carried to the cenotaph during a Remembrance Day ceremony at the Sunnybrook Veterans Residence in Toronto on Tuesday, November 11, 2014.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

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A honour guard cast his shadow on a cenotaph as war veterans and people take part in Remembrance Day celebrations in Toronto on Nov. 11, 2014Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

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Second World War veteran William Stanfield, 91, takes part in Remembrance Day celebrations in Toronto on Nov. 11, 2014Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

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Members of the Canadian Air Task Force commemorate Remembrance Day while deployed at Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania on Nov. 11, 2014Canadian Forces/Reuters

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Canadian Armed Forces members stand in front of the new Camp Patrice Vincent commemorative wall at the Remembrance Day ceremony in Kuwait on Nov. 11, 2014Canadian Forces/Reuters

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Second World War veterans Monty Lee, right, and Denis Laboissere attend a Remembrance Day ceremony at Victory Square in Vancouver.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press

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Master Cpl. Ricardo Borquez helps his daughter Layla pin a poppy during Remembrance Day ceremonies at the garrison in Saint Jean-sur-Richilieu, Que.Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press

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Governor General David Johnston speaks during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

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