Today is Remembrance Day in Canada, a time to pause and reflect on military sacrifice. Begun after the First World War, it is marked annually, particularly in Ottawa, where a national service is held at the National War Memorial, which lies at the heart of Confederation Square. At the base of the monument is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Here is interred the remains of a Canadian soldier who fell at the Battle of Vimy Ridge during the Great War.
The Memorial is a favourite photo subject for me, and perhaps particularly at night.
The city has many military monuments. One of them is on Parliament Hill, where this commemorates the War of 1812 and the struggle against the Americans.
Another is at Richmond Landing, near the shores of the Ottawa River. This is a monument for the Royal Canadian Navy. Names of campaigns our navy has engaged in are inscribed on the wall.
I finish with this, which is just down the street from the National War Memorial. The National Aboriginal Veterans Monument honors indigenous veterans of the country's military. It features an eagle overhead, four warriors, and four animals around them- the wolf, bear, elk, and bison.
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