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In the capital, the event is attended by government representatives and televised across Canada. Similar commemorations are held in smaller and larger cities across Canada.<\/p>\n<p>This tradition is a truly moving way to listen to former soldiers, historians and to thank all those who have fought and defended freedom. It often becomes a family day, when generations come together to remember and honour the past.<\/p>\n<p>I am a veteran myself, but my son Alexander continues to serve in the Canadian Military Police. In our family, the uniform has been worn for several generations. This year, M\u0101rti\u0146\u0161 Sausi\u0146\u0161, a delegate of the LNAC, and Captain Miks Miez\u012btis, a staff officer of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, also met at the memorial and laid wreaths in memory of the fallen soldiers both in Latvia and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>M\u0101rti\u0146\u0161 Sausi\u0146\u0161<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":5742,"featured_media":14884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"categories":[438,419,722],"tags":[],"home-page-display-option":[],"class_list":["post-15083","organizaciju-zina","type-organizaciju-zina","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canada-latvia-relations","category-defense","category-history"],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/lnak.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-11-202530.jpg",551,732,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/lnak.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-11-202530-113x150.jpg",113,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/lnak.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-11-202530-226x300.jpg",226,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/lnak.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-11-202530.jpg",551,732,false],"large":["https:\/\/lnak.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-11-202530.jpg",551,732,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/lnak.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-11-202530.jpg",551,732,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/lnak.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-11-202530.jpg",551,732,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"tlbsskola@gmail.com","author_link":"https:\/\/lnak.net\/en\/author\/tlbsskolagmail-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"On a cloudy day, with the thermometer reading -3 \u00b0C and a sharp wind blowing, a large crowd gathered at the War Memorial in Ottawa to commemorate the end of the First World War on November 11, 1918. 11:11. 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