Today at 11AM on the 11th of November stop for 60 seconds to remember those that fought for the country you live in or you were born in. Give thanks for their sacrifice. Sacrifice given for you in their blood on a foreign field, far from home, alone.
No heroes.
No politics.
No agenda.
Just 60 seconds of your respect and silence taken from our meaningless, instant feedback driven, Facebook focussed, X centric, Tik Tok watching,channel hopping, Twinkie eating, status conscious, little lives.
Look at these pictures from WWI. “The war to end all wars.”
Be Still.
Be Silent.
Think about what doing for others really means.
Back Home in Oz we say “Lest We Forget” and we celebrate Remembrance Day for those that served and those that we lost.
Be above all, Thankful.
The first chapter of In Flanders Fields and Other Poems (a 1919 collection of poems by John McCrae) gives the text of the poem as follows:
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.
Peace.
Kevin
Appreciate ya.
Dear Kevin, I really appreciated your 11/11 post. An avid follower of your site, it is my privilege to organise the service at the Cenotaph in London on behalf of The Western Front Association which took place yes yay 11am 11/11.. Any US gamers reading this post should take a look at the WFA website because it is a fantastic resource of information related to the Great War.
Rich Hughes
Hey Rick, my pleasure and thank you so much for reading.
But more importantly thanks for honoring Armistice Day!! Ill check out the site.
Remembrance Day here in Canada. Last Friday, I went to 3 schools as they held their ceremonies. Breathtaking.
“In Flanders Fields” is required reading for us Canadians, given the history of the poem.
Today, I went to a local ceremony, and a young Cub Scout recited the poem. The ceremony included 2 minutes of silence followed by a piper’s lament and then the reveille. All said and done, it was over in about 30 minutes and was very well attended.
🙂