His Excellency, President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, together with the Honourable Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Robeson Benn, other Members of the Cabinet, Veterans from the Guyana Legion, the Joint Services, the Diplomatic Corps and Members of the Public, today Sunday November 13th, paid homage to the fallen world war l and ll heroes with a commemorative ceremony at the Cenotaph Monument on Main and Church Streets, Georgetown.
The ceremony began with a military parade followed by the Presidential Salute, the Last Post and two minutes of silence in remembrance of fallen soldiers and auxiliaries in service. The wreaths were then laid, with the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces paying the first tribute.
At the end of World War II in 1945, ‘Armistice Day’ was renamed Remembrance Day or Remembrance Sunday and is observed on the first or second Sunday of November. The poppies worn by persons represents the sacrifices of the soldiers and auxiliaries in the fields who fought in the two Great Wars (1914- 1918) and (1939 – 1945). It is worn annually to ensure that those fallen heroes are not forgotten.