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| Tributes paid on Remembrance Day | Tributes paid on Remembrance Day |
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| Territorial Army soldiers preparing to head out to Iraq were among the guests of honour at Scotland's national remembrance ceremony on Sunday. | Territorial Army soldiers preparing to head out to Iraq were among the guests of honour at Scotland's national remembrance ceremony on Sunday. |
| More than 100 territorial soldiers joined VIPs in Edinburgh to commemorate the nation's war dead. | More than 100 territorial soldiers joined VIPs in Edinburgh to commemorate the nation's war dead. |
| The part-time male and female troops were from 51st Highland, 7th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland. | The part-time male and female troops were from 51st Highland, 7th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland. |
| They are due to start a six-month tour of duty in Basra in southern Iraq later this week. | They are due to start a six-month tour of duty in Basra in southern Iraq later this week. |
| They paraded in front of Scotland's most senior soldier, Major General Euan Loudon, as well as other high-ranking members of the RAF and Royal Navy. | They paraded in front of Scotland's most senior soldier, Major General Euan Loudon, as well as other high-ranking members of the RAF and Royal Navy. |
| The officers were among more than a dozen wreath layers at the Stone of Remembrance, near Edinburgh Castle, paying their respects to those who gave their lives for the country. | The officers were among more than a dozen wreath layers at the Stone of Remembrance, near Edinburgh Castle, paying their respects to those who gave their lives for the country. |
| Veterans were among those remembering those who died | Veterans were among those remembering those who died |
| Also present at Edinburgh's annual ceremony were Deputy First Minister Nicol Stephen; the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Lesley Hinds; and the Advocate General for Scotland, Lord Davidson of Glen Cova. | Also present at Edinburgh's annual ceremony were Deputy First Minister Nicol Stephen; the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Lesley Hinds; and the Advocate General for Scotland, Lord Davidson of Glen Cova. |
| Pte Ashley Taylor, from Dundee, is among those due to travel to Iraq with the Royal Regiment. | |
| The 18-year-old said: "It was very moving, all the more so because we are going out to Iraq. | |
| "I am quite happy that I am going out there to do a job, but this did make you think." | |
| First Minister Jack McConnell was in London, joining senior UK politicians and the Royal Family at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. | First Minister Jack McConnell was in London, joining senior UK politicians and the Royal Family at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. |
| In Glasgow, the city's Lord Provost Liz Cameron led an official remembrance ceremony in George Square attended by several hundred people. | |
| We are like a big family here, and a lot of tears were flowing Capt Ian Nellins | |
| She said: "I and everybody who was present in George Square this morning felt the respect, reverence and love during the moving remembrance service." | |
| In Inverness, soldiers from the 1st Battalion the Royal Irish Regiment held a service at their base Fort George. | |
| It was attended by some of the families of the Royal Irish soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan in September. | It was attended by some of the families of the Royal Irish soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan in September. |
| Three members of the battalion died after fierce clashes with Taleban insurgents, and some of their injured colleagues were also present on Sunday. | Three members of the battalion died after fierce clashes with Taleban insurgents, and some of their injured colleagues were also present on Sunday. |
| Capt Ian Nellins, 44, said the ceremony, attended by about 600 people, had been "very moving". | |
| Laying wreaths | |
| "We are like a big family here, and a lot of tears were flowing," he said. | |
| Lord Provost John Reynolds was among those laying wreaths at Aberdeen's main Remembrance Day service at the War Memorial in Schoolhill and the Kirk of St Nicholas. | |
| A remembrance parade took place between the High School and the parish church of St Mary's in Dundee. | |
| People across Scotland also stopped at 1100 BST on Saturday to remember Britain's war dead with a two-minute silence to mark Armistice Day. | People across Scotland also stopped at 1100 BST on Saturday to remember Britain's war dead with a two-minute silence to mark Armistice Day. |