In the days leading up to Remembrance Day, Nick Fusca takes time to remember comrades from the War in Afghanistan. “On my last tour, in 2006, we had six soldiers in my (brigade) who were killed in Afghanistan,” Fusca said. Fusca particularly grieves for his good friend, Pte. Mark Anthony Graham, 33, who was killed in a friendly-fire incident on Sept. 4, 2006, in Afghanistan. “A couple of those guys were close friends of mine,” he added. “To me, Remembrance Day is very important in remembering them and supporting their families.”

Silence. One of the rarest moments in a year where an entire building is filled with men, women, adolescence, children, and elders, yet not one word is spoken. The sound of occasional coughs appear, but it hardly made a difference as the atmosphere becomes serious and thoughtful.