Amongst those attending the Cenotaph today will be three of Britain's last surviving veterans of the Great War, Henry Allingham, Harry Patch and Bill Stone.

Henry Allingham served in Royal Naval Air Service, and later in the RAF. He volunteered for service in 1915, spending the war as a pilot, gunner and aircraft mechanic in the North Sea and on the Western Front, and was wounded during a German bombing raid on an air depot. At 112, Henry is also Britain's oldest man, and he has dedicated recent years to ensuring that the memory of those who fought and died for their country is preserved, publishing his memoirs "Kitchener's Last Volunteer" earlier this year.

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By Fred Burton and Ben West

The U.S. presidential campaign trail presents a host of challenges for the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) protective detail assigned to cover the presidential candidates, something we've discussed previously. Major presidential candidates have been afforded USSS protection since the 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy at a campaign event. Due to the nature of modern presidential campaigns, the candidates' schedules are packed with events that often start at breakfast and continue long after dinner. Candidates also hopscotch across the country, often visiting several cities in a day and sometimes visiting multiple venues in the same city.

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