ARABS VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II.
Abdullah al-Saleh, an 88-year-old Palestinian veteran of WWII (R),
walks with his 97-year-old Lebanese commrade in arms Mohammed Nahle (L)
in the grounds of the Commonwealth war cemetery in Beirut November 11,
2001. Commonwealth ambassadors and veterans payed respect to their war
dead on Sunday during a ceremony at the cemetery to mark Rememberance
Day. Over 1,700 Commonwealth solidiers died during two world wars in
Lebanon. They are buried in five cites in the country. REUTERS/ Jamal
Saidi
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