Good for Mrs.Brooksbanks.
These ceremonies are usually set up by those with a vested interest in encouraging war and who thus need a constant stream of cannon fodder. Unfortunatly economic circumstances prevail that ensure that this need is met.
Was it Wilde who said " Patrionism is the last refuge of the scoundrel"?
True grief and mourning for the departed is practiced in private and is not made a public show off led by self seeking politicians and others who only flourish in the rarefied air of self publicity.