The Upper West Regional Minister joined both serving military and ex-service men, security agencies, chiefs and a cross-section of the public to mark the 76th Remembrance Day in Wa.
The day, which falls on November 11, each year, is set aside to remember Ghanaian soldiers and others who lost their lives in World Wars One and Two.
Since the end of the World War One, Remembrance Day has been observed by members of the Commonwealth to honour the officers and men in their respective Armed Forces who died in the line of duty.
The Armistice which ended World War One became effective at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918, when the guns fell silent on the Western Front in France and Belgium, to bring the four years of hostilities to a close.
Armistice refers to the agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain period of time.
Ghana (then the Gold Coast) was part of the British Empire which sent men overseas to fight in the war, some of whom lost their lives.
After World War Two, Armistice Day was renamed Remembrance Day in memory of those who were killed in both world wars.
At the event, there were a call to remembrance and the sounding of the farewell call at exactly 10:56 a.m. These were followed by the sounding of the siren at 11 a.m. and the reading of the Binyon Verses.
There were also the sounding of the last post, the observance of a two-minute silence and a reveille, a sound to wake up soldiers.
Five wreaths were laid on behalf of the government, widows, serving military, veterans and traditional authorities.
