Hundreds gathered before the Cenotaph monument in a moving Remembrance Day tribute to Bermuda's war dead and surviving veterans.Yesterday morning's ceremony also saw, for the first year, the laying of wreaths at the nearby war memorial where the names of men and women who served are inscribed together in gold.Many of Bermuda's former servicemen gathered there after the main ceremony to find their own names and the names of friends on the marble tablets.“The weather was kind to us today,” remarked Bermuda Militia Infantry member Canon Thomas Nisbett, echoing the feelings of many.A strong wind persisted in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Sean, but the occasional squall failed to dampen the occasion.Wearing poppies and hanging on tightly to their umbrellas, a crowd began assembling along the Customs building early in the day.Spectators broke into applause as Bermuda's veterans marched down Front Street shortly before 11am.Premier Paula Cox, Hamilton Mayor Charles Gosling, members of Cabinet and other dignitaries took their places before the arrival of Governor Sir Richard Gozney, who saluted veterans and then inspected the ranks as they stood in front of the Cenotaph.At 11am, the boom of a gun signified two minutes' silence in honour of the glorious dead.A light rain fell as Sir Richard placed a poppy wreath before the Cenotaph, followed by Ms Cox, Mr Gosling and Opposition Leader Craig Cannonier.Barbara Richardson of the Caribbean Regiment First Battalion rose from her wheelchair to place a wreath, and Leading Air Craftsman Phillip Lamb of the Royal Air Force represented the Bermuda Militia Artillery.Other wreaths were placed for the Bermuda War Veterans Association, the Bermuda Regiment, and the Police and Fire Service.The crowd broke into applause as the veterans turned and filed away for the dismissal of the ceremony.For some, the occasion was a solemn one; for a few veterans, emotions ran high. There are no surviving veterans from the First World War, but many remain from the Second World War.As veterans gathered before the roster of names at the nearby memorial, Leading Seaman Ivan Whitney Tucker, 93, sought his own name while family stood by.Asked how he had spent the war, Mr Tucker replied: “I was here, in the navy, in the home guard. I was saving Bermuda.”Canon Nisbett served in 1945 and 1946, guarding onshore at St David's and the airport on Darrell's Island.“I was one of the last to go in before the war ended,” he said. “I feel pleased that I lived to be here today.”For his niece, Debbie Kay Martin, along with her six-year-old granddaughter Kayah, it was a special honour to find the name of one of their own among the thousands.Corporal James Cornes, who served in the British Army medical corps in 1955 and 1956, recalled laying a wreath on behalf of Bermuda's war veterans at the Cenotaph in London four years ago.“It is always a great honour to observe this day,” he said.Bermuda Militia Infantry Corporal Albert Santucci, 86, who was helped from his wheelchair to place a poppy wreath before the tablets of names, said he spent the war on guard duty at the Royal Docks.“It was a difficult post,” he recalled. “I didn't think I would reach this far, but there I am, up there.”For more pictures click here