OTTAWA - The passing of a torch from one generation to the next marked this year's Remembrance Day ceremonies in the nation's capital.
John Babcock, who is 108 years old and the only surviving Canadian who was in uniform during the First World War, symbolically passed the torch of remembrance.
Appearing by video on large screens set up around the National War Memorial, Babcock told recipients of the torch to "hold it high."
The Canadian Forces Chaplain, Brigadier-General David Kettle, told the Ottawa service that the sacrifices made by Canada's surviving war veterans are etched in their faces to this day.
The Peace Tower bell tolled 11 times over a silent crowd of thousands clustered around the memorial for the service.
A flight of four CF-18 jets also boomed over Parliament Hill during the ceremony, with one plane pulling up and away from the others to leave what is known as the missing man formation.
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
As has become tradition in Ottawa each year on November 11th, the crowds applauded their gratitude as veterans paraded through the streets.
