Remembrance Day tomorrow......who will attend..??
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Every year my daughter and I attend.
I'm proud that she actually knows it is important and wants to go.
The other day we were talking about going and she made a comment about how so many of the kids in her school just treat it as a day off.
I told her that next time someone at high school doesn't think it is important to tell them to look around at all the boys. Then imagine that back in 1914 or 15 all those boys would be sitting in some rat infested, soggy trench in France. Then imagine that only 1/2 came home. Then they can tell her it is not important to remember.
Cheers
J
I'm proud that she actually knows it is important and wants to go.
The other day we were talking about going and she made a comment about how so many of the kids in her school just treat it as a day off.
I told her that next time someone at high school doesn't think it is important to tell them to look around at all the boys. Then imagine that back in 1914 or 15 all those boys would be sitting in some rat infested, soggy trench in France. Then imagine that only 1/2 came home. Then they can tell her it is not important to remember.
Cheers
J
Thanks for the thread Loki. I plan to attend some ceremonies tomorrow. Thinking of all those current and past who have sacrificed so much.
And the one round that wines by your head, and hits your Buddy beside you....And his fading voice.
Thank you....
That's all the Vets want is 2 minutes of silence to recall the end of hostilities of World War I on that date in 1918. Hostilities formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month"
Yes I always attend Remembrance Ceremony rain or shine. I used to support Cdn Legion by buying and placing a wreath on the cenotaph dedicated to all those who served Canada in War of 1812-14 including First Nations, Cdn Militia, Redcoats, and women at home. Legion in BC did not encourage me to continue that. Legion in Niagara or Lincoln Ontario might.
I served 27 years in peacetime and remember those with whom I served. My step-father served Cdn Army in WW2 but was not allowed overseas for medical reasons. My father was CFA Gunner in combat 1918 at Vimy Ridge. My uncle was in Cdn Army in 1917-18 too young to go to France from UK. My UK born great grandfather survived 20 years in Brit Infantry in Montreal(court-marshalled for insubordination), Bermuda, and Malta garrisons, and in combat in India and Crimea where he was wounded. My Gt-Gt- Grandfather was a farm boy of German origin, born in New Jersey. In Lincoln County Militia at age 18 he defended his new homeland at ferocious Battle of Lundys Lane 25 July 1814. The USA never invaded Canada again. His widowed mother and 10 young siblings were on a farm only 40 miles away. Post war he served many years as Regimental Quartermaster. Two farmer older brothers served as Militia gunners or riflemen for two years of war. Service to be most proud of. All three survived war but four Lincoln Regiments lost many in battle.
I served 27 years in peacetime and remember those with whom I served. My step-father served Cdn Army in WW2 but was not allowed overseas for medical reasons. My father was CFA Gunner in combat 1918 at Vimy Ridge. My uncle was in Cdn Army in 1917-18 too young to go to France from UK. My UK born great grandfather survived 20 years in Brit Infantry in Montreal(court-marshalled for insubordination), Bermuda, and Malta garrisons, and in combat in India and Crimea where he was wounded. My Gt-Gt- Grandfather was a farm boy of German origin, born in New Jersey. In Lincoln County Militia at age 18 he defended his new homeland at ferocious Battle of Lundys Lane 25 July 1814. The USA never invaded Canada again. His widowed mother and 10 young siblings were on a farm only 40 miles away. Post war he served many years as Regimental Quartermaster. Two farmer older brothers served as Militia gunners or riflemen for two years of war. Service to be most proud of. All three survived war but four Lincoln Regiments lost many in battle.
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Well Peaceguy...We all honor them in our own way, with our own respects, and our own hearts.
It is those who do not remember, or stop for that moment on the eleventh hour, that will never stop and think ...of the ultimate countless sacrifices that where given, for them to have the luxury to forget.
It is those who do not remember, or stop for that moment on the eleventh hour, that will never stop and think ...of the ultimate countless sacrifices that where given, for them to have the luxury to forget.
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I will always attend the ceremonies. Many of my family members were in the airforce or in the service. It's important to honour and remember their sacrifices. Many sacrificed their lives. The ceremony at victory square is wonderful. I love to watch the appreciation and respect. Sadly the WWII group gets smaller every year but it's nice to see them make it out. And let's not forget the men and women who still fight for our freedoms and give their lives. We would likely not have the freedoms we have today if it wasn't for those brave people.
It used to be one of my favourite parts of the school year...teaching my class "In Flanders Fields". The annual Remembrance Day Assembly is actually required by the School Act of British Columbia; the only mandated holiday assembly. We did not just recite it; we performed it. Solemnly, seriously.
Not just memorizing it, but understanding the story behind it, and the mood, and the importance of remembering the sacrifices of those who gave their lives to protect the freedoms we take for granted. It was written out of pain, heartbreak & outrage; it deserves more than a parroted recitation.
Not just memorizing it, but understanding the story behind it, and the mood, and the importance of remembering the sacrifices of those who gave their lives to protect the freedoms we take for granted. It was written out of pain, heartbreak & outrage; it deserves more than a parroted recitation.
After watching the ceremonies on Global, and the mention of the after effects from the personel returning from War, and taking their own lives.
I remembered something I read over there.
"We are the unwilling, cast into a fight of the unjust....Fighting for a people who are ungrateful.....Against an enemy who is unknown."
-Latrine Grafitti- Afghanistan
I remembered something I read over there.
"We are the unwilling, cast into a fight of the unjust....Fighting for a people who are ungrateful.....Against an enemy who is unknown."
-Latrine Grafitti- Afghanistan
