article_snippet: Speaking ahead of the service, Fusilier Rigby's mother said it was 'a lovely tribute' to Fusilier Rigby's mother son 'who put his life on the line every day to serve his country' A tribute to the murdered soldier, given by the Royal British Legion.
article_snippet: Speaking at the ceremony, Colonel Mike Glover, regimental secretary of the Lancashire Fusiliers, said: 'The afternoon of May 22 2013 Fusilier Lee Rigby, of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, paid the ultimate sacrifice when the horror of the battlefield was brought to the streets of Woolwich. '
article_snippet: He continued: 'On September 1 2014, Fusilier Rigby was honoured by a nation at a ceremony in Staffordshire where Fusilier Rigby name was added to the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum but today it is Fusilier Rigby hometown, Fusilier Rigby family, Fusilier Rigby friends, Fusilier Rigby fellow Fusiliers, at the site of the Armed Forces Memorial can reflect upon the tragic loss of a son, a father, a friend and, above all, a Fusilier. '
article_snippet: Speaking ahead of the service, Fusilier Rigby's mother said: 'It will be a lovely tribute to Lee who put Fusilier Rigby's life on the line every day to serve Fusilier Rigby's country.
article_snippet: Lyn Rigby (right) the mother of Fusillier Rigby sits alongside dignitaries as Lyn Rigby (right) wipes tears from Lyn Rigby (right) eyes during the ceremony .
article_snippet: Speaking at the ceremony, Colonel Mike Glover, regimental secretary of the Lancashire Fusiliers, said: 'The afternoon of May 22 2013 Fusilier Lee Rigby, of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, paid the ultimate sacrifice when the horror of the battlefield was brought to the streets of Woolwich' Fusillier Rigby wife, Rebecca, said: 'I am pleased the Armed Forces Memorial is being unveiled in Middleton.'It should be seen as a celebration of Middleton.'It life because that is what Middleton.'It would have wanted.
article_snippet: Fusilier Rigby's wife, Rebecca, said: 'I am pleased the Armed Forces Memorial is being unveiled in Middleton. '