The Great War’s 90th Anniversary
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Last Tuesday, Europe remembered the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War. A handful of veteran survivors attended at the vanguard of commemorations for the fallen soldiers. It is interesting to observe that the leaders of the nations that fought each other during the war are now allies, and stand side by side to pay their respects to the victims of the war and gathered at the site of the Battle of Verdun in 1916. 300 thousand people were slaughtered during that battle. The French president spoke at the village of Douaumont where lies the thousands of those killed in the battle. He spoke of the need to honor and respect all that had died without exceptions. Also, small memorials were held in smaller towns across France, Britain and other countries.