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Photos: Remembering war veterans around the world

November 11, 2013

Today is a time set aside in many nations to commemorate the sacrifice made by service men and women in the two world wars and conflicts thereafter. In the U.S., we call it Veterans Day. Overseas its known as Remembrance Day.

We're collecting photos from here in Minnesota, the United States, Europe and Australia. We also mark the day with a story about Marian Krinke, a Red Cross volunteer during World War II in England.

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Ernie Lamson salutes during the Pledge of Allegiance at a Veterans Day ceremony at the Vietnam War Memorial on the State Capitol grounds in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. The 91-year-old served in WWII with the 82nd Airborne Division. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson)link to this photo

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Veterans John Anderson, left, and Rick Pieper make adjustments to an array of flags before the Veterans Day ceremony at the Vietnam War Memorial on the State Capitol grounds in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson)link to this photo

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — The colors are presented during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Vietnam War Memorial on the State Capitol grounds in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson)link to this photo

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Airborne Veterans provide a rifle salute during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Vietnam War Memorial on the State Capitol grounds in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson)link to this photo

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Mary O'Connor and her husband Donald Swensrud scan the Vietnam War Memorial wall of names before a Veterans Day ceremony on the State Capitol grounds in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson)link to this photo

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Bundled observers watch as the colors are posted during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Vietnam War Memorial on the State Capitol grounds in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson)link to this photo

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Fort William, United Kingdom — A veteran attends a Remembrance Day ceremony along with members of Scotland's armed forces and other veterans, to commemorate and pay respect to the sacrifice of service men and women who fought in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts on November 10, 2013 in Fort William, Scotland. People across the UK gathered to pay tribute to service personnel who have died during conflicts, as part of the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremonies. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)link to this photo

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Spean Bridge, United Kingdom — Commandos gather to commemorate and pay respect to the sacrifice of service men and women who fought in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts on November 10, 2013 in Spean Bridge, Scotland. (Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)link to this photo

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London, United Kingdom — Veterans make their way past the Cenotaph on Whitehall during the annual Remembrance Sunday service on Nov. 10, 2013 in London, United Kingdom. (Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images)link to this photo

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London, United Kingdom — Queen Elizabeth II lays a wreath on the Cenotaph on Whitehall during the Annual Remembrance Day service on November 10, 2013 in London, United Kingdom. People across the UK gathered to pay tribute to service personnel who have died in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts, as part of the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremonies. (Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images)link to this photo

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London, United Kingdom — Brokers and underwriters line the balconies and escalators of the Lloyd's of London building during a service on Nov. 11, 2013 in London, England. The service at Lloyd's is observed with the ringing of the Lutine Bell, the laying of wreaths before the Book of Remembrance and a two minute silence. (Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images)link to this photo

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London, United Kingdom — A choir sings as brokers and underwriters line the balconies and escalators of the Lloyd's of London building during a service on Nov. 11, 2013 in London, England. (Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images)link to this photo

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Sydney, Australia — A wreath is seen at the Cenotaph during the Rememberance Day Service held at the Cenotaph, Martin Place on November 11, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the armistice which ended the First World War. A one minute silence is called at 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month of the year. (Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)link to this photo

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Sydney, Australia — People gather to pay tribute at the Cenotaph during the Rememberance Day Service held at the Cenotaph, Martin Place on Nov. 11, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)link to this photo

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Sydney, Australia — In the rain, people gather to pay tribute at the Cenotaph during the Rememberance Day Service held at the Cenotaph, Martin Place on Nov. 11, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)link to this photo

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Washington, DC, USA — A visitor at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington passes early in the morning on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, to look at the names inscribed on the wall. (J. David Ake/AP)link to this photo

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Ypres, BEL — World War II veteran from Liverpool, UK, Alan Rowe, center, watches paper poppies fall during an Armistice Day ceremony under the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. The Menin Gate Memorial bears the names of more than 54,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are not known. (Virginia Mayo/AP)link to this photo

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Arlington, VA, United States — A member of the military color guard stands at attention before a ceremony where U.S. President Barack Obama will lay a commemorative wreath for Veterans Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on Nov. 11, 2013 in Arlington, Va. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)link to this photo

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States — An unidentified Vietnam veteran traces a name off a fallen soldier off the Viet Nam Memorial wall seen here on Veteran's Day November 11, 2013 as he pays his respects in Washington, DC. (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)link to this photo

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Arlington, VA, United States — President Barack Obama positions a commemorative wreath during a ceremony on Veterans Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Arlington, Va. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)link to this photo