Lionel Binette, a 99-year-old veteran of the Second World War, gave a dramatic recitation of In Flanders Fields. Photo: Bill Metcalfe

Lionel Binette, a 99-year-old veteran of the Second World War, gave a dramatic recitation of In Flanders Fields. Photo: Bill Metcalfe

Nelson honours veterans 100 years after end of WWI

Several hundred people gathered at the cenotaph on Sunday

BILL METCALFE

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Several hundred people gathered at the cenotaph on Sunday

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