Tomorrow, at the "11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month"   a moment of silence will occur.     Then it was the end of WW1, and the "Guns of August" finally went silent.   Then it was known as Armistice Day.

 

Today it is known as Veterans' Day.    maybe a moment of reflection, upon all who gave all, and raise a glass to those that came back home.

 

"Hand Salute"....."TWO!"

 

"Present.....ARMS!"     Order....Arms

 

Maybe someday.....ALL of the guns will go silent.....

Bravo Zulu

Likewise to our Canadian Veterans! Their day is the same day as ours to recognize our veterans.

Yup. Remembrance Day.

John

Be sure to wear  a Red Poppy too....

I told the GC at the National Cemetery where we are working on an expansion, that even with the forecast of good weather, we are NOT working there on Veterans/Armistice Day. It just does not seem right to do so. 

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.

 

and a song

Back to the top, great post Steven.

Echo all posted above. I remember as a kid, we were always given red poppys in school to wear.

 

On 11/10/2016 at 1:01 PM, Chips N Dust said:

I told the GC at the National Cemetery where we are working on an expansion, that even with the forecast of good weather, we are NOT working there on Veterans/Armistice Day. It just does not seem right to do so. 

I would agree 100% with that.

On 11/10/2016 at 1:54 PM, kmealy said:

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.

 

and a song

The song icon led me to a page that said the song was no longer available. I was wondering if it might have been The Dropkick Murphy’s song?

In memory of Arthur and Alexander Conley.

Edited November 12, 20223 yr by HARO50