Sorry that the directors and management of this company did not see fit to honour the people who fought and died for this country, by giving two minutes, when they had given the ultimate sacrifice.

Especially this year being the 90th anniversary.

I would like my name to be withheld for obvious reasons. I just felt so incensed I had to write.

Maybe, with a bit of luck, I can shame them into observing the silence next year.

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I WAS very saddened to see how badly the RAF contingent marched!! off, after the Remembrance Day service was over in Lynn's Tower Gardens on Sunday.

About a third were out of step and some were even walking rather than marching. I feel sure many old soldiers there would have said they could march better than that, even at their age.

The sea and army cadets were no better, I am sorry to say, but the air cadets showed us how to march off both smartly and in step.

As an ex-Navy man I remember drill and marching was a necessary item in those days. Perhaps I am living too much in the past, or have things changed?

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PS: I ask if I can remain anonymous please. I don't like publicity very much but feel if the above criticism is noted by the officers of the units above then perhaps there will be an improvement next year. I wasn't the only person there who commented on the marching off.

The editor responds: I have to say I feel your comments are somewhat uncharitable. We are honoured to have active servicemen in our area, specially when they give up their time in joining the local community to honour The Fallen of battles, past and present.

Their presence and that of the cadets is merely part of the occasion and I'm sure people would rather see them there than not all. As such their presence is more important overall than how they might have been marching.

Many of the servicemen, if not most, are still involved in conflicts in far-flung places today, where they show their courage.