(Photo courtesy of the Flags of Remembrance Committee in Windsor)(Photo courtesy of the Flags of Remembrance Committee in Windsor)
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Windsor remembers war dead with flags along waterfront

Since the Boer War, 128,000 Canadians have been killed and missing in action.

Windsor residents will pay tribute to them Saturday at a ceremony at Assumption Park.

The ceremony, hosted by the Veterans Voices of Canada - Flags of Remembrance Committee, starts at 1 p.m. and a large crowd is expected.

128 full-sized Canadian flags will be unfurled along the waterfront, and families of the war dead will be presented with 128 sponsored plaques.

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