IT HAS been 102 years since the guns fell silent to mark the end of World War I and Leeton residents have again done their part to make sure the sacrifices made won't be forgotten.
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Residents gathered at the cenotaph on Wednesday to mark Remembrance Day, with school students laying wreaths, along with representatives from the Leeton RSL Sub-branch.
The short service was led by RSL Sub-branch member John Power, who spoke to the crowd about the importance of the day and why the tradition of pausing at 11am each day was one that needed to remain.
He also read a short poem, while Father Robert Murphy read a prayer.
There were some slight technical difficulties in the playing of the Last Post and reveille, but once solved, the crowd fell silent to listen and then again another hush fell over those gathered when the siren at the fire station was sounded to mark the moment the clock struck 11am.
After a minute silence was held by those gathered and others who stopped in the main street, the ceremony drew to a reflective close.
Crowds complied with COVID-safe directions and the Sub-branch is hopeful of returning to a near-normal Anzac Day commemoration in 2021.
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