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With the ongoing conflict between Venezuela and the United States, regional leaders and veterans are urging the Caribbean to remain a zone of peace.

Here at home, questions are also being raised about the absence of this year's national Remembrance Day parade.

Sharla Kistow tells us more.

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00:00Every year, people across the world gather to remember those who have died in wars throughout history.
00:06Amistice Day marks the moment the guns fell silent at the end of World War I,
00:11at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918,
00:17a time to honor the courage and sacrifice of all who have served in conflicts around the world.
00:22As tensions rise internationally, veterans here are reminding citizens of the importance of peace and remembrance.
00:30Having served on the front line in Yemen for two years in 1965 and 1966, I know what war is about.
00:42It is not a nice thing, and we hope that the Caribbean would stay a zone of peace.
00:50Retired Brigadier General Carl Alfonso is calling on the government to explain why there was no national parade this year
00:58to honor those who have served and sacrificed their lives in war.
01:02Traditionally, parades are held every year on Remembrance Day, but this year, that was not the case.
01:08Trinidad and Tobago is no different.
01:11This year, there was a minor change.
01:15I don't understand why, but there was a minor change.
01:18Somebody else may be able to answer the why.
01:21Alfonso says this year's scale-back commemoration was unlike anything he's seen before.
01:27The parade was not as big.
01:29In fact, the troops were not on parade as such.
01:33And we were laid on Sunday by different persons, certainly, Her Excellency, the President.
01:39But there was no parade of troops.
01:43And that has been traditional from as far back as I can remember.
01:47Somebody is going to have to explain.
01:50He says honoring the nation's veterans through parade and ceremony is a vital part of preserving history.
01:57And he is urging authorities to clarify why the change was made this year.
02:02Meanwhile, President of the Royal Air Force Association, Ken Butcher, says
02:06it's important that the stories of service and sacrifice remain part of the nation's education system.
02:12The younger persons, those a little younger than you, they don't know much.
02:18And that is part of our history.
02:21And there are those of us who are not too strong on history.
02:24So as a result of that, you drop those subjects early in school.
02:28But definitely, that history of Trinidad and Tobago should be taught in schools.
02:33Shala Kisto, TV6 News.
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