Central Regional Minister, Justina Marigold Assan, Thursday joined ex-servicemen and other security agencies at the forecourt of the Cape Coast Castle to observe the Remembrance Day, otherwise known as ‘Poppy Day’ in honor of Ghanaian soldiers who lost their lives in World War I and II.
Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to remember members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty.
Remembrance Day is observed in Ghana and most countries on November 11 to recall the end of hostilities of the First World War on that date in 1918.
Hostilities formally came to an end “at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month”, in line with the armistice signed by the warring factions.
The service of remembrance includes the sounding of the “Last Post”, followed by the period of silence, and the sounding of “Reveille” and ended with a recitation of the “Ode of Remembrance”.
At the ceremony, Wreaths were laid on behalf of the government of Ghana, the Traditional Authorities, Security Services, and the Veteran Association of Ghana. As well as a parade by five officers including contingents from Immigration Service, Fire Service, Police, Ghana Army, and Adisadel College cadet.
In the recitation of the ode of Remembrance, Chaplin at the 5BN Arakan Barracks in Burma Camp, Rev. Thomas Kwesi Addo, said the day will always remain significant to the world as a whole.
He indicated that it was as a result of this that “the security services will remember the good deeds of lost soldiers as everlasting heroes.
The Central Regional Minister Justina Marigold Assan used the occasion to laud the gallant efforts of the soldiers and assured them of the Regional Coordinating Council’s readiness to support them.
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Source: Anthony Sasu Ayisadu/ATLFMNEWS
