I take it that you didn't watch the Festival of Remembrance? You would therefore would not have heard this opening address given by a D-Day Veteran, Dennis Boardman of the Parachute Regiment:

Why was a killer chosen to speak, rather than a rape or torture victim of the British military? It's not like it would have been difficult to find one.

"At this festival we honour the memory of those who have fallen and we commit to build a better future for our world. United we all who serve will care for those who suffer, comfort the lonely and support all those in need. Holding high this torch of remembrance we live on to strive for justice for all people."

Can't get much more militaristic than that, can you?

No you can't. It's platitudinous fluff that does nothing to challenge militarism, and hence reinforces it. He could have mentioned this:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/exclusive-devastating-dossier-on-abuse-by-uk-forces-in-iraq-goes-to-international-criminal-court-9053735.html

"Comforting the lonely" by machine-gunning piles of wounded men and starving and sexually assaulting prisoners before torturing them to death, and deforming their children by poisoning their whole country with depleted uranium. Yeah, right.