Thousands lined Cheltenham's Promenade and stood in silence to mark Remembrance Day today.
Military heroes of the past, present and future paraded through the town before the lives of those lost during conflicts were remembered.
Red wreaths of poppies surrounded the town's tall memorial following the service at 11am on November 11.
Veteran David Pack was among the procession of former serviceman watched by around 3,000 people.
The company serjeant in The Gloucestershire Regiment served between 1954 and 1973.
The 79-year-old from the town centre said: "I used to attend the service even before I joined the Army and while I was serving if I was here.
"There was a good turn out from the public and I think public attendance at these events really has grown in the past 10 years and the welcome we got was first class.
"These sorts of events are so important to maintain as other traditions get kicked into the long grass.
"We do seem to have less and less veterans every year, but I think that is because less people are joining up and coming out.
"But it was a lovely day for it and to see so many people is fantastic. The service is always the most poignant bit of the day for me."
Before the tear jerking sounds of The Last Post and the two minutes silence, the Exhortation, Dave Martel, chairman of the Cheltenham Branch of the Royal British Legion, spoke.
He told the crowds: "They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them."
Sarah Dobson from Pate's Grammar School read a poem while Jamie Clarke of the 125 (Cheltenham) Squadron Air Training Corps also made a speech.
Military heroes of the past, present and future paraded through the town before the lives of those lost during conflicts were remembered.
Red wreaths of poppies surrounded the town's tall memorial following the service at 11am on November 11.
Veteran David Pack was among the procession of former serviceman watched by around 3,000 people.
The company serjeant in The Gloucestershire Regiment served between 1954 and 1973.
The 79-year-old from the town centre said: "I used to attend the service even before I joined the Army and while I was serving if I was here.
"There was a good turn out from the public and I think public attendance at these events really has grown in the past 10 years and the welcome we got was first class.
"These sorts of events are so important to maintain as other traditions get kicked into the long grass.
"We do seem to have less and less veterans every year, but I think that is because less people are joining up and coming out.
"But it was a lovely day for it and to see so many people is fantastic. The service is always the most poignant bit of the day for me."
Before the tear jerking sounds of The Last Post and the two minutes silence, the Exhortation, Dave Martel, chairman of the Cheltenham Branch of the Royal British Legion, spoke.
He told the crowds: "They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them."
Sarah Dobson from Pate's Grammar School read a poem while Jamie Clarke of the 125 (Cheltenham) Squadron Air Training Corps also made a speech.
