About 60 people braved brisk north winds to attend the annual Remembrance Day service at Aamjiwnaang First Nation during the 11th hour Wednesday morning.
The ceremony is always held prior to Sarnia's service on the 11th to allow residents to attend the remembrance at the Cenotaph near the Sarnia Public Library.
Emcee John Stewart with the Air Force Association says the tradition, at the Aamjiwnaang First Nation Cenotaph, started about 20 years ago.
"It was started by a former chief, who thought they should pay recognition to the people from this reserve who went away to fight," said Stewart. "Most of the people from reserves in this part of the country fought with the Americans because they got better deals from the Americans than they did from the Canadian Forces."
The community lost its last World War II veteran in 2015, 94-year-old Stanley Jackson.
Aamjiwnaang Chief Joanne Rogers, Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley, MP Marilyn Gladu, MPP Bob Bailey and St. Clair Township Mayor Steve Arnold were among the dignitaries in attendance.
Members of Sarnia Police and the Sarnia Fire and Rescue Service also took part in the ceremony.
