MILITARY veterans gathered in Redcar's Garden of Remembrance to commemorate the anniversary of VJ Day.
At a service in the garden to mark the day, August 15, 1945 - when victory over Japan was celebrated by the Allies - thoughts turned to those whose lives were lost in South East Asia.
Former service people and standard bearers joined a parade to the garden, where prayers were led by the Reverend John Richardson, vicar of Christ Church, Coatham. A wreath was laid by Redcar and District Burma Star Association chairman Bob Atkinson.
Veterans stood in silence, alongside local people from toddlers to pensioners who had gathered in the garden, as Tony Longstaff sounded the Last Post.
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