Remembrance Sunday in Edinburgh 9 November 2008

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Remembrance Sunday in Edinburgh 9 November 2008

Members of the public gathered on the Royal Mile for Remembrance Sunday in Edinburgh 2008

A war veteran at the War Memorial on the 9 November 2008

The band marching to the War Memorial at the City Chambers on the 9 November 2008

The Royal British Legion marching onto the parade ground for the ceremony

The Royal British Legion marching onto the parade ground for Remembrance Sunday 2008

The Royal British Legion on parade for Remembrance Sunday

The Royal British Legion standard bearers at the City Chambers for Remembrance Sunday

The Royal Navy marching onto the parade ground for the ceremony

The army squaring off on the parade ground for Remembrance Sunday

The armed services on the parade ground for Remembrance Sunday

The Royal British squaring off on the parade ground for Remembrance Sunday

The Royal British Legion on the parade ground for Remembrance Sunday

The official party coming out of the City Chamber for the Ceremony

The official party gathered outside the City Chamber for Remembrance Sunday 2008

The official party gathered outside the City Chamber for the Ceremony

The standards lowered in silence by the Royal British Legion

The officers saluting at the end of the minutes silence in Edinburgh

The Rt Hon George Grubb, Lord Provost laying the wreath at the war memorial

A wreath being laid at the war memorial by Alex Salmond MSP, First Minister

A wreath being laid at the war memorial by Alex Fergusson MSP

A wreath being laid by Jim Murphy MP, Secretary of State for Scotland

A wreath being laid by the Royal Navy

A wreath being laid by the Army

A wreath being laid by the Royal Air Force

Wreaths being laid by veterans and other organisations

An officer saluting the war memorial at the City Chambers

The official party listening to the service at the City Chambers

The armed services standing to attention at the City Chambers

The armed services marching off the parade ground

The armed services marching off the parade ground

The Royal Air Force marching off the parade ground

The Royal British Legion standing to attention at the end of the service

Members of the public gathered on the Royal Mile for Remembrance Sunday in Edinburgh 2008

Veterans meeting up after the ceremony in Edinburgh

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