SUNDAY was a time of reflection as people across Preston and South Ribble came together to remember the war dead.
Old soldiers stood shoulder-to-shoulder with people whose loved ones are in Iraq.
The Vicar of Preston and Mayor's chaplain, The Reverend Canon Martyn Griffiths, led the service at Preston Cenotaph, with a musical accompaniment from The Lancastrian Brigade Band and Corps of Drums.
Similar services of remembrance took place at war memorials in towns and villages across South Ribble including Leyland where parade marshal, Bernie Coles, led the line of civic dignitaries and others to the town's Church Road Cenotaph for the last time before retiring after 30 years.
The Last Post signalled the start of a two-minute silence at 11am as the nation fell silent to remember the fallen of two world wars and other conflicts.
In Preston, the city's mayor, Councillor Pat Woods, laid a wreath at the foot at the Cenotaph followed by representatives of the armed forces and community.
South Ribble Mayor, Councillor Matthew Tomlinson, laid a wreath at the Leyland memorial along with members of the Royal British Legion and other groups.
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