On November 11th at 11:00am GMT, again there will be a two minutes silence to remember all of the fallen soldiers, this date came from WW1 when the Armistice was signed. It will mark 90 years since that "war to end all wars" ended. Tears will be shed for those brave people a sad day to say the least for many.
Many of us have seen wars, know someone who has returned from a recent war, had family members who have fought in a war, whether it was Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, the Falkland Islands, Korea, Borneo, Vietnam or the two Great Wars, we might also know of someone who has lost their life, young men and women, serving their country a young life cut short. Not because they wanted to be in the middle of the *action* but to make a better place for the inhabitants to live in. A cruel sacrifice for peace.

"LEST WE FORGET"

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In Flanders fields the poppys grow
between the crosses, row on row
that mark our place...


My Uncle Steve, who was eighteen at "The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" told me what the war's end was like back in southeastern Ohio...

Armistice Day became Veteran's Day in the U.S. about 50 years ago, so that all veterans could be invited to the big Veteran's Day sales.

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Veterans Day: the day that veterans work so civil servants can have a holiday.

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Thanks for this thread Chrissy. It's been years since I've been able to find a poppy to wear in November. It's been Facebook apps since then, but I like this better.

Thank you to our soldiers; past, present and future.

The thing that makes veterans day acceptable for me is the thought that it is actually celebrating every soldier on every side,knowing that all people fighting, on all sides, did so in the belief that they where making a better world.

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Lest we forget.

I won't forget. My father was in three wars: WWII, Korea and Vietnam. That's more than should be asked of anyone.

The wiki article on In Flanders Field is worth reading, and has the full poem.

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My father served in Borneo/Malaysia, he and some of his fellow soldiers went back earlier this year and was presented a medal by the PM of Malasysia, people in the streets were thanking them and making them ever so welcome, even on the aeroplane the cabin crew went to the first class area and gave them a bottle of champaigne.
Both my grandfathers served in the second WW. on the opposite side to one another, as did my great-grandfathers in WW1.
My son has been to Iraq when he was just 18 years old and now heading out to Afghanistan next year.
My little sister has been everywhere, Iraq, Afghanistan (twice), Bosnia, Northern Ireland (peace time) and the Falkland Islands (twice).
Both have seen things many would only get to see in films and the news.
I will wear my medals and poppy with pride too.


I will bow my head in silence and thank all who have served and gave their lives on all sides.
Lest we forget.

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My family served in every war the US has fought from the War with Spain, up till the present. Though I'd forgotten the 11th Hour Armistice Anniversary was appeoaching, my tohughts and prayers always go out to the armed servicemen (and women).

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Today is a day that sits heavy on many peoples hearts. We should all remember all that have given their lives yesterday so we could have tomorrow.

After the soldier's Funeral.

And so we hide our dead in silent shade,
And hasten back to life, and life's parade;
Plunge into duty, grind in labor's mill,
Till the eye sees not, and the heart is still;
Weep each reverse and shout each victory,
And breathe our benisons, dear flag, on thee.
Living or dying, nation of the free,
Our hopes, our hearts, our lives, are all with thee.

Samuel Francis Smith

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World War I (AKA "The Great War") was horrendous, perhaps even more so than WW II. What I find interesting is that there is not really all that much on-line documentations of WW I. I've found a few sites with a few pictures and some stories but I think that many people do not understand the size or significance of the Great War.

Here is a link for The war to end all wars

There is a few references for this.

chrissy

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And always there is the spade
Providing final shade to
Roundhead and Cavalier
Blue and Grey
Tommy and Zulu
Hun and John Bull
Joe and the Divine Wind.

And afterwards the old uniforms,
Half-filled, gather over toasts
Of hoarded whisky and warmed wine
To toast the bravery of the other side.

And Dixie is a sprightly tune;
No one knows why Albion was perfidious
Or why God sent the wind to scatter the Invincible.
Firestorm becomes an old saw,
Like shots ringing out.

But once a year they gather
To salute the ever-receding past
Even as the present offers old reasons
To keep the spade filed sharp.

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To add to the day around my place it will be a year for a passing of a family member.

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You have my sympathy, davidlpf.

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You have my sympathy too, I am so sorry.


Here is a few pictures taken from Sunday.

My little sister and my father attended the parade, in the village Where I lived for many years and the cenotaph dedicated to those who lived there and died during WW1.

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The 11th hour...

We have had a one minute's silence at work

Why just one minute I am not sure, I removed myself from my desk to the kitchen so I could observe the full two minutes, without the danger of the telephone interupting it, plus I switched of my two mobiles.

I had great uncle somewhere on my mother's side who interrogated German POW's

The one poem we remember at this time is this

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God bless. My sympathies also davidlpf.

Oh, God...
All the memebers...
Of all the military...
Of all the nations of the world...
Who died in the line of duty...
Grant them peace.

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Thanks for the sympathies everybody.

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Grant us ALL peace.

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The bunkers are still here, in between the cows and grass these days
The graves are still here, in the silence and beauty all those resting there deserve
Every day we still dig up the bombs
Belgium will never forget, and we are making very sure our children will neither

In my youth, I walked to school every day on a path in the midst of Flanders' fields, where lots of poppies would grow in the summer. The only threat to me were nettles. Nobody should ever forget it wasn't always like that and will not always be like that if we forget.

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Being Canadian, I grew up hearing John McCrae's poem In Flanders' Fields read on Remembrance Day (on one occasion I was the one reading it). It is powerful no matter how many times I read it or hear it. Two of my late relatives served in World War II (in the US Army and the Royal Canadian Navy).

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I would recommend reading Wilfred Owen's poetry for a firsthand account of the Great War. It's very graphic and disturbing, but he was just being honest.

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I must add that these days, poppies (I mean growing in the wild) aren't that common here. Just some trivia .

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Was up early enough yesterday to catch the last bit of coverage from London on BBCWorld. Later catching some of the coverage from Ottawa. Born and raised in Canada, I learned about the battles that Canadian soldiers took part in. During the annual "poppy drive", I try to get one from a vet, something about the feeling when they pin it to your lapel. In a pinch, I'll pick one up from one of the many donation boxes in stores.

Both parents' families were DPs in the aftermath of WWII. One grandfather served in a war following WWI, late Nov. 1918 - Jan. 1920.

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But when do you stop wearing them, is it the day after Armistice day?

I still have mine.

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for show, i would imagine, my shiny tuppence interrupts, from last week in october to A-day.....in reality, i'd wear one in/on my heart all year round....

i, too, have a few of mine, bedraggled as they are, from years ago.
Lest We Forget....

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I usually keep wearing them a half-week to week afterwards.

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