At the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month

[BigO]

At the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month…the guns fell silent along what was known then as the Western Front as the Allies and Germany observed the agreement to end the “War to End All Wars.”

On Armistice Day (also known as Remembrance Day) we honor the sacrifices made by those before us, so that we can all enjoy the life we have now........

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

Composed at the battlefront on May 3, 1915
during the second battle of Ypres, Belgium, by Captain John McCrae (Canadian Medical Corp)

[[OAC]Rattler]

I led the Remembrance Day ceremony at my high school.

I had a student read the above poem, another read the reply written below, and I read 'High Flight' by John G. McGee Jr.

We watched a video about Soapy Smith winning the VC in Italy as well. Great service!

We Shall Keep the Faith
Moina Michael

Oh! You who sleep in Flanders' Fields
Sleep sweet - to rise anew;
We caught the torch you threw,
And holding high we kept
The faith with those who died.

We cherish, too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led.
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.
But lends a lustre to the red
On the flower that blooms above the dead
In Flanders' fields.

And now the torch and Poppy red
Wear in honour of our dead.
Fear not that ye have died for naught:
We've learned the lesson that ye taught
In Flanders' fields.

[Decker]

A Huge salute to all the vetrans out there! Thank you for all that you have done for us and all the sacrifices you made. God Bless you all.

[ScrewBall]

Lest we forget.......*salutes*

[Tiger]

Salute to all of our veterans. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

[Trouble4u]

Thank you Veterans! S!