The crowd is mixed with older men who stand proudly even as they are offered seats with a collection of medallions reflecting off the sun, veterans who sit and watch the ceremony with tears in their eyes while children are being hushed.

They might be thinking: "why is everyone so quiet?"

With 107 years since the armistice that ended World War I, and many veterans who served in the first war having since passed, why is Remembrance Day important for those that have loose or no immediate connection to this part of the country's history.

The CWD spoke to veterans whose lives are still impacted by their time spent serving in conflicts in their early 20s.

Lindsay Wright thought he had escaped conscription in the Vietnam war.

But finally home three weeks after his honeymoon, he had a lette

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