British politicians honour those killed in war.
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In Britain thousands of war veterans have held their annual service of remembrance. Queen Elizabeth The Second led the ceremony in central London and was joined by politicians and representatives of the commonwealth countries.
This report from Greg Morsbach:
Under a grey November sky, military and civilian survivors of Britain's wars gathered at the Cenotaph memorial to remember those who died in past conflicts.
At the first stroke of Big Ben at 11 o' clock GMT on this cold morning, the crowd observed a two minute silence. A bugler sounded the Last Post. Then the Queen laid a wreath of blood red poppies at the foot of the stone memorial.
Thousands of men and women, young and old, many with war medals pinned to their suits marched past the Cenotaph and saluted Prince Charles as they walked down the government district of Whitehall. Senior military officer, Air Chief Marshall, Jock Stirrup, was at the ceremony. ¿This day is not just about the Second World War, or about the First World War. It's about the sacrifice and the contribution of so many people over the years, right up until the present day.¿
On the outskirts of the Iraqi city of Basra, British soldiers paused for a moment. Thousands of kilometres away from home their thoughts turned towards those they left behind, both on the battlefield and at home in Britain.
war veterans
veteranos de guerra
the Cenotaph memorial
un monumento a los muertos en la guerra
stroke
campanada (en otros contextos, también puede significar "golpe" o "derrame cerebral")
observed
guardaron
a bugler sounded The Last Post
un corneta tocó la canción militar "The Last Post", que inicialmente indicaba el fin de la jornada y luego comenzó a utilizarse en funerales y servicios de recordación a los caídos
poppies
amapolas, usadas para recordar a los soldados muertos
at the foot of
al pié de
saluted
saludaron militarmente
the sacrifice
el sacrificio
outskirts
suburbios
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