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    As Veterans Day (Remembrance Day in the UK) approaches on November 11, we invite you to participate in a deeply meaningful Remembrance project opportunity for Britsburgh members and followers.   Britsburgh has a long history of honoring veterans and their service and sacrifice. For the second year, Britsburgh is taking part in the British and Commonwealth Remembrance Project-USA (BCRP-USA) to join it in its mission of “Remembering the service and sacrifice of British and Commonwealth service personnel in times of war.” Specifically, volunteers visit the graves of servicemen and women in each of the US regions where they are interred.   The service personnel who are buried in the Pittsburgh area were most often American citizens who enlisted to fight for either Canada or the UK in World Wars I and II.   They are buried in cemeteries located in Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania and adjacent areas. There are 14 such local graves in all. The British and Commonwe...