Many gathered in Charlottetown for the first time in years to reflect on the service and sacrifice made by Prince Edward Island veterans.

Here is a glimpse at the ceremony Friday morning, including veterans and their families, as well as&nbsp;the crowd who'd come to pay their respects.

Hundreds gather to pay respects during Charlottetown's Remembrance Day ceremony

Hundreds gathered to honour the sacrifice of P.E.I.'s veterans during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph in downtown Charlottetown.

Remembrance Day, PEI 2022 - Emily Benoit/CBC

'As you observe Remembrance Day, by taking time to stop and give thanks, you are providing dignity to all who served and particularly to those who did not return like Flight Sergeant Sterling Banks,' Maj. Rev. Tom Hamilton says.

Dutch writer searching for clues about missing WW II airman from P.E.I.

A Dutch writer who has spent years researching Second World War history is now turning his attention to a soldier from Montague, P.E.I. whose body has never been found. 

Two lines of white gravestones outside a brick church. It is a fall day and there are leaves on the ground. 

A cemetery with graves from Second World War soldiers in Castricum, Holland. 

Cemetery, Castricum, Holland

Soldiers who died in the Second World War are buried in this cemetery in Castricum, Holland. Writer John Heideman, from Castricum, is looking for information about a soldier from Montague who was missing in action. 

Hundreds gather on the grounds in front of P.E.I. province house, in front of the cenotaph, to pay their respects during Remembrance Day.

Hundreds gathered in Charlottetown during the Remembrance Day ceremony in November, 2022.

A glimpse at Remembrance Day in Charlottetown

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