Representatives from Great Britain, United
States, Canada, France, Russia, Poland and South Africa
gathered yesterday at the British Cemetery in Montevideo
to honor the selflessness and courage of their men and women
who fought to uphold the values of freedom and democracy
around the world. The ceremony continued in the Cementerio
Central where French veterans of war were remembered. German,
Spanish and Portuguese delegates also attended to pay homage
to their sacrifice.
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PHOTO GALLERY
Right: Polish Ambassador
Lech Kubiak, U.S. Ambassador Martin J. Silverstein, British
Ambassador John Everard, South African DCM
K.C. Kapitan, and Mr. David Owe, former Chairman of the
Uruguayan-British Legion, look on as U.S. Marine (left)
salutes during ceremonies.
British armed forces personnel on
parade along with their U.S. counterparts.
U.S. Ambasador Martin J. Silverstein
places a memorial cross as British Ambassador John Everard,
Polish Ambassador Lech Kubiak,
and South African DCM K.C. Kapitan look on. Right:
RAF Vet and ceremonial piper march by.
Left: U.S. Ambassador Martin
J. Silverstein and British Ambassador John Everard saluting
each other.
Right: U.S. servicemen standing in front of war
veteran's gravesite.
Rows of crosses and poppies bear witness
to the sacrifice of those who fought for our freedom.
U.S. servicemen observe the graves
of four U.S. sailors stricken by yellow fever off of Montevideo
during the early 19th century.
Left: U.S. Marines stand
near the gravesite of one their own buried at the British
Cemetery.
Right: French servicemen place wreath at veterans'
tomb in Cementerio Central.
Left: U.S. Ambassador Martin
J. Silverstein standing with British Ambassador John Everard,
Canadian Ambassador Patricia Fuller,
and German Ambassador Volker
Anding in front of French memorial tomb.
Right: U.S. Ambassador Silverstein and German
Ambassador Anding share a greeting.
Flanked by four war veterans, U.S.
Ambassador Martin J. Silverstein, Russian Ambassador Yan
Burliay, Canadian Ambassador
Patricia Fuller, French Ambassador
Laurent Joseph Rapin, Spanish Ambassador Fernando Valderrama, British Ambassador
John Everard, German Ambassador Volker Anding, Portuguese Ambassador Tomas Vila Garrido, and Polish Ambassador Lech Kubiak.
