COMMUNITIES all across Argyll and the Isles came together once again at the weekend to pay tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defence of our country.
Many Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday ceremonies and services were held, including at Oban, Taynuilt, Mull, Islay, Jura and Lochgilphead.
All were moving and sombre, and there was added poignancy this year given that 2016 marks the centenary of the horror story that was the Battle of Somme. That dreadful struggle, which saw so many casualties, would have been uppermost in the minds of many people as a result of the anniversary.