Remembrance Day

As you should probably know but might not, heavy fighting took place in Libya during World War II. We had our Remembrance Day ceremony here in Benghazi yesterday. With commonwealth graveyards in Tripoli, Benghazi and Tobruk, foreign diplomats travel to a different one each year on the actual November 11. We had it here on the 11th two years ago.

Ambassadors, other diplomats and members of the local community all gathered for a nice service at the very well kept cemetery here in Benghazi. Wreaths were laid by each country in attendance, a couple of hymns were sang by all in attendance and we even said the Lord's Prayer. (As an aside, I was amazed that I could remember all the words - haven't said that in years! Apparently repetition helps with memory retention. . . .).

Anyway, a nice day and always good to remember the sacrifices the soldiers made during all wars, but in particular the two World Wars. Surely people would learn from history and just get along.

If you're interested in learning about the North African Campaign from World War II, click here.