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Gettysburg Remembrance Day 2011: Remembrance Illumination

Candles illuminated the graves in the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Saturday evening. This view was taken facing south at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 by Andre Mammino.

We were on-hand Saturday to cover to Remembrance Day Parade in Gettysburg, as well as the illumination of the graves in the Soldiers National Cemetery afterwards. In this post, we’ll take a look at the illumination. We will be bringing you photos from the parade (as soon as we’re done sorting through them) later in the week. If you would like to watch the entirety of Saturday’s parade, you can do so below.

A full-length video of the 2011 Gettysburg Remembrance Day Parade, taken from just north of the intersection of Washington St. and Steinwehr Avenue in Gettysburg, PA.

Approximately “3500 luminary candles” are lit by the Friends of Gettysburg volunteers. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 by Andre Mammino.

This view was taken facing east facing north at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 by Andre Mammino.

This view was taken facing east facing northeast at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 by Andre Mammino.

The candles are placed in simple paper bags. This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 by Andre Mammino.

This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 by Andre Mammino.

This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 by Andre Mammino.

This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 by Andre Mammino.

This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 by Andre Mammino.

This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 by Andre Mammino.

This view was taken facing north at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 by Andre Mammino.

This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 by Andre Mammino.

This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 by Andre Mammino.

This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 by Andre Mammino.

This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 by Andre Mammino.

Special thanks to Andre Mammino for covering this event. We’ll be bringing you pictures from the 2011 Gettysburg Remembrance Day Parade later this week. This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 by Andre Mammino.