Calgary, along with the entire country will be taking a moment to remember all those who have served and are currently serving in the military and the sacrifices they have made for freedom on Wednesday.

Ceremonies will be held across the city throughout the morning, with one of the busiest sites being the Field of Crosses along Memorial Drive.

Wednesday will be the last flag-raising ceremony held at sunrise at the site and, while thousands of veterans are remembered by the installation, a special ceremony will be held for Sapper Steven Henry Marshall.

The 24-year-old Calgary soldier had been in the military for two years and was just days into his six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan when he was killed.

The Field of Crosses, started back in 2009, consists of 3,200 white crosses put on display every year, each inscribed with the name, rank, regiment, date of death, and age at death of a southern Albertan killed in action.

The objective of the memorial is to never forget those men and women who lost their lives in service to Canada.

David Howard, the director of the project, says its very important to remember those that gave their lives in service. "They put their lives on the line so that we can have the freedoms that we have. It's very important for the volunteers to put this forward."

He says 200 people get together on an annual basis to make the Field of Crosses possible, doing all sorts of work such as setting up the crosses, taking them down, and even researching names to add to the display.

Howard says there are actually 4,000 estimated war dead from southern Alberta. "We are continually researching and we are relying on the public to go to our website and offer information if we were missing someone."

The sunrise ceremony is just one of many ceremonies taking place on Remembrance Day in Calgary.

It is followed by the official Remembrance Day observance at 10:45 a.m.

A full list of other services, including information on the event taking place at the Jubilee Auditorium and the Military Museums, can be found here.

The Military Museums event was the largest gathering in Calgary, with thousands of people outside the facilitiy to relfect on the war dead.

About 7,000 people were in attendance, and heard the Act of Remembrance which was read by retired Leading Airwoman Edith McMinn.

The reading was followed by the traditional laying of wreaths, be military escort, at the foot of the cenotaph.

Brigadier-General Nick Stanton, deputy commander of the Canadian 3rd Division, has attended every Remembrance Day ceremony at the museum since it opened.

"I was at Remembrance Day services here, small groups all around the cauldron and look what 25 years or so later, the fine folks out here. Nobody has to tell you to come up here to remember. You're awesome and on behalf of third Canadian division Canadian Army and personally as a veteran and a soldier, I thank you for your dedication and being here every year to remember our fallen and our veterans."

For the rest of the day on Wednesday, the Military Museum has free admission, with guests only being asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the Veterans' Food Bank.

Visitors can enjoy the Field of Crosses for the rest of the day. They are scheduled to be taken down on Thursday.

You can visit the Field of Crosses website and help them with their information collection by clicking here.