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Britain honors war dead on Remembrance Sunday as Afghanistan death toll rises

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II led Britain's annual ceremony for the country's war dead Sunday, honoring them with a moment of silence as the military reported the 200th British soldier killed in combat in Afghanistan. Full Article at Hampton Roads Daily Press

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  1. Britain's Queen Elizabeth (C) is escorted upstairs on her arrival for a state dinner by Bermuda's Premier Ewart Brown (R) and his wife Wanda Henton Brown at Tucker's Point Hotel in Bermuda November 25, 2009.
  2. Retired Lieutenant-General Michel Gauthier and Major-General David Fraser prepare to testify before the House of Commons special committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in Ottawa November 25, 2009.
  3. ROME - NOVEMBER 25: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (not in frame) greets NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during a meeting in Palazzo Chigi, on November 25, 2009 in Rome, Italy. The meeting focused on NATO military alliance involvement in Afghanistan and in the Balkans.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: A student takes part in a protest organised by the 'Stop the War Coalition', demanding that UK troops be withdrawn from Afghanistan, in Parliament Square on November 25, 2009 in London, England.
  5. SHARAN, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 24: Haji Mohammad Deputy Provincial Governor of Paktiki Province discusses regional security issues with the battalion commander for the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment Lt. Col.
  6. TRURO, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Widow Christina Schmid stands with a bouquet of flowers as the coffin of her husband, Olaf Schmid is placed in a hearse after a service at Truro Cathedral on November 24, 2009 in Truro, England.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 23: U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke speaks during a briefing at the State Department November 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. Holbrooke briefed the media on State Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's recent trip to Afghanistan.
  8. KHOST, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 22: Members of the medical team from the 452nd Combat Support Hospital work on a wounded American soldier in the trauma unit at Sunday Olawande Memorial Hospital on forward operating base Salerno November 22, 2009 in Khost, Afghanistan.
  9. KHOST, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 21: A soldier from Task Force Viper performs post-flight procedures on a Blackhawk helicopter at the forward operating base (FOB) Camp Salerno November 21, 2009 near Khost, Afghanistan.

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