Our two countries share the same day to recognize the sacrifices and service our men and women of the armed forces have made in the name of freedom and defense, November 11th.

In The United States it's called Veterans day.

In Canada it's called Remembrance Day.

As we ramp our efforts here on The Patriot Woodworker to include our veterans to the north in our projects and events to serve disabled veterans, we'd like to introduce you to Canada's Day of Remembrance for the veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Remembrance Day is on November 11th.

On remembrance day members of the armed forces (soldiers, sailors and airmen) are commemorated. The other common name for this day is Armistice Day which marks the date and time when armies stopped fighting World War I. on November 11th at 11am in 1918 (the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month). Some 100,000 Canadian soldiers died in the First and Second World Wars.

In Canada, Remembrance Day is a federal statutory holiday (except in NL, NWT, ON and QC ***) as it is in most other countries in the world where this day is observed on the national level.

All government buildings fly the Canadian flag this day and people remember those who fought for Canada during a two minute silence at 11am. Many people wear poppies before and on Remembrance Day to show their respect and support for Canadian troops. Poppies are generally handed out free but often a voluntary donation is given in exchange.

In the United States this day is called Veteran's Day and is also observed on November 11.

John Morris

The Patriot Woodworker

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