Tomorrow, 11 Nov. is Veterans Day in the US, Remembrance Day in Canada.

Tomorrow, 11 Nov. is Veterans Day in the US, Remembrance Day in Canada.
A day to remember the sacrifice by so many.

IN FLANDERS FIELDS

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

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JANFU said:

Tomorrow, 11 Nov. is Veterans Day in the US, Remembrance Day in Canada.
A day to remember the sacrifice by so many.

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In the US, we remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice on Memorial Day. Veterans Day is to celebrate those that served as well as those still serving as well as those that are no longer with us. Veterans Day is more a day of celebration in the US and Memorial Day is a day of remembrance. That's why we don't wear the Poppy in the US as is done in the UK and the Queen's Commonwealth, like Canada, on Remembrance Day, which originally was established to mark the end of "The war to end all wars." which officially ceased hostilities at the Eleventh Hour, of the Eleventh Day, of the Eleventh Month.

Beaudreaux said:

In the US, we remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice on Memorial Day. Veterans Day is to celebrate those that served as well as those still serving as well as those that are no longer with us. Veterans Day is more a day of celebration in the US and Memorial Day is a day of remembrance. That's why we don't wear the Poppy in the US as is done in the UK and the Queen's Commonwealth, like Canada, on Remembrance Day, which originally was established to mark the end of "The war to end all wars." which officially ceased hostilities at the Eleventh Hour, of the Eleventh Day, of the Eleventh Month.

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Thank you, I was unaware of that.

JANFU said:

Thank you, I was unaware of that.

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No problem, and I presumed you were not, that's why I offered the information. No reason you should have been aware.

Beaudreaux said:

No problem, and I presumed you were not, that's why I offered the information. No reason you should have been aware.

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Well for next year.
Still learning about the US. I am sure it will be a lifetime project.
In the end, millions served, 10's of millions died, military and civilian.
The numbers of dead are staggering.

JANFU said:

Well for next year.
Still learning about the US. I am sure it will be a lifetime project.
In the end, millions served, 10's of millions died, military and civilian.
The numbers of dead are staggering.

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Yeah, it is pretty powerful. I was in France around the Verdun area, and they have a bunch of very beautiful cemeteries for the war dead. Verdun was seriously pummeled by both sides, and it changed the topography of the land. We looked at a few of the cemeteries for both sides, but spent a lot of time at the huge Meuse-Argonne US cemetery. That was a very powerful experience.

Tomorrow I am taking my little preschool age nephew to the parade and ceremony. I don't know what he will think of it, but kids like parades at least. He won't understand the rest, but maybe he will learn something. Kids are pretty smart.