Halifax School Reverses Request For Military to Forego Uniforms on Remembrance Day After Backlash

A Canadian soldier lays a wreath during a Remembrance Day ceremony at Forward Operating Base Masum Gar in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 11, 2006. John D. McHugh/AFP via Getty Images

A Halifax elementary school has retracted its request that veterans and active military members refrain from wearing their uniforms during the school’s Remembrance Day services.

Sackville Heights Elementary School, located 25 minutes from Canada’s largest military base CFB Halifax, made the request in its November newsletter.