Regina veteran Chris Siddons highlights 'invisible wounds' on Remembrance Day

Chris Siddons joined thousands of people across Saskatchewan to remember veterans today.

Siddons, who spent 10years in the British army including tours in Northern Ireland and in the Gulf War, took part in Regina's Remembrance Day ceremony at the Brandt Centre on Wednesday.

• Remembrance Day crowds out at Regina's Brandt Centre, Victoria Park

He said the face of veterans and the theatre of war has changed dramatically over time.

We might not have battle scars externally, but we still carry wounds and scars on the inside.-Chris Siddons

Siddons said people often don't realize he's a veteran until they ask about his service dog.

He's proud to stand beside older veterans at a Remembrance Day service and to talk about his own experience with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

"We need to support those people too," Siddons said. "Not all our wounds are visible, OK? So we might not have battle scars externally, but we still carry wounds and scars on the inside."

It has now been 71years since the D-Day landings andthe number of Second World War veterans is dwindling.

Siddons believes it's up to younger veterans like him to carry on the traditions surrounding Remembrance Day.

"It's not tradition, it's more an annual event where we remember those who have fallen and those who still serve," he said. "Carry on that, to make sure the general public and those veterans who are coming back from wherever, do remember those who have fallen and those who are still serving."