11/11/11 remember the fallen

[gixxer]

at the going down of the sun
and in the morning
we will remember them

B Co 2 para
class of 82

lest we forget

[Marco]

Amen.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

[Twichaldinho]

Lest we forget.

[Sue Narmy]

How many people can truthfully say they done the 2 minute silence?.

[Twichaldinho]

I for one did, as I have done most of my life.

[artymac]

Whenever i've remembered, or was able to, i've always shown respect, ....the tokin' pals factory came to stop at the required time, for the required 2 minutes today.....

[firesmoka]

FRANCE <3 UK

Lest we forget

[Boner]

As long as I can remember I've done the silence.

[matty223]

i do the 2 min every year
Sempur Paratus

[Rez]

I for one did, as I have done most of my life.

I stood in my kitchen in silence today... for the full 2 mins

[redeyezman]

Veterans Day today also in Europe? I'm unfamiliar with this 2 minutes of silence? Please elaborate.

[artymac]

How do "redeyezman", "Veterans Day" was originally called "Armistice" day, which was so named after the last day of the "Great War", the war to end all wars (before the other big war came along and other smaller wars where people also lost their lives) and this would be remembered on the 11th hour of that day each year, in the hope it would never happen again. Some countries observe this moment and pay their respect with a 2 minute silence for all those who paid the ultimate price, many in Europe and around the world show this mark of respect.

[redeyezman]

At 11:00AM today I was hiking somewhere in the woods. Stopped to smoke a few times.... I might have unknowingly done the 2 minutes. Very interesting read.

[Boner]

Veterans Day today also in Europe? I'm unfamiliar with this 2 minutes of silence? Please elaborate.

We call it Rememberance Day, some still say Armistice (I'd guess the older generation) and the younger ones are starting to call it Poppy Day (which if I'm honest I fucking hate).

[spidergawd]

There you have your answer Redeyezman, but I would add that the hour and the day (11am on the 11th day of the 11th month) has since come to encapsulate all who serve and pay the price in military service. The poppies are symbolic in that they grew in great profusion across the terrible battlefields of Flanders were on some days thousands and thousands of servicemen and civilians were killed or sent mad, or became heroes. Poppy symbols are sold every year as a way of raising funds to support servicemen and their families.



Peace