Remembrance day - in pictures
People from all over the Shropshire Star region paid silent tribute yesterday to those who gave their lives for their country.
People from all over Shropshire and Mid Wales paid silent tribute yesterday to those who gave their lives for their country. Photo by Star reader Tim Mitchell. See also: War heroes remembered
The annual Remembrance Day services, held in the tiniest villages and largest towns, were even more poignant than usual this year due to the continuing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is the scene in Builth Wells.nextpage
More than 250 British lives have been lost since the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003, with many thousands seriously wounded. This photo shows the Newport service.nextpage
The Remembrance Day was also an occasion for people to mark the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War.
Shropshire's biggest ceremony was in Shrewsbury. Robin Hooper, chief executive of Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council, said: "Hundreds of people lined the streets for the parade, attended the service in St Chad's Church and respected the silence at the war memorial."
