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Sketches from Remembrance Day at the National War Memorial

Matthew Kupfer | CBC News | Posted: November 11, 2018 9:53 PM | Last Updated: November 11, 2018

CBC Ottawa reporter Matthew Kupfer marks Remembrance Day with pencil and paper

Image | SKETCH Ross couple sketch

Caption: David Ross, left, served in Royal Canadian Air Force and did two tours in Afghanistan with both UN and NATO missions. Katherine Spencer-Ross, right, was a reservist, both full time and part-time, for 15 years. They're just two of the people CBC's Matthew Kupfer sketched at the National War Memorial on Remembrance Day. (Matthew Kupfer/CBC)

CBC Ottawa's Matthew Kupfer has covered Remembrance Day at the National War Memorial before.
The ceremony is a powerful and personal experience for the thousands of people who attend.
This year, we decided to mark the day in a different way — by having Kupfer capture some scenes from the crowd with his pencil and pen, rather than his camera and microphone.

Image | Sketch Remembrance Day crowd

Caption: People in the crowd brought blankets to Sunday's ceremony, while some wore more than one poppy. Several people in the front row behind the barricade had arrived before 9 a.m. (Matthew Kupfer/CBC)

Image | Sketch Veteran Canadian flag quilt

Caption: A veteran stays warm with a quilted Canadian flag during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial. (Matthew Kupfer/CBC)

Image | Sketch National War Memorial

Caption: This bronze sculpture is called 'The Response' and it adorns the memorial. Sculpted by Vernon March and his siblings, it represents the Canadians who fought in the First World War. (Matthew Kupfer/CBC)

Image | SKETCH sentry cenotaph

Caption: This year's ceremony marked 100 years since the end of the First World War. (Matthew Kupfer/CBC)

Image | Sketch portrait Anita Cenerini

Caption: Anita Cenerini is the 2018 Silver Cross mother. Her son, Pte. Thomas Welch, died by suicide after serving in Afghanistan. (Matthew Kupfer/CBC)

Image | SKETCH two armed forces members Remembrance Day 2018

Caption: Members of the Canadian Armed Forces watch the Remembrance Day ceremonies in Ottawa. (Matthew Kupfer/CBC)

Image | Sketch crowd Remembrance Day Ottawa

Caption: Spectators watch the closing parade of the Remembrance Day ceremony. (Matthew Kupfer/CBC)

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