Nation Remembers War Dead On Armistice Day

ALREWAS, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 11: (EDITORS NOTE: A graduated grey filter was used in the creation of this image.) The Duke of Gloucester (centre) views the names of the fallen as he attends the annual Armistice Day Service at The National Memorial Arboretum on November 11, 2017 in Alrewas, England. Armistice Day traditionally marks the end of the WWI when Germany and the allied forces signed the armistice signaling the end of hostilities on the Western Front. The cessation of the war officially took effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month and is marked annually by services of remembrance for all those who have fallen in wars and a two minute silence. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)