Remember...

[athersgeo]

They shall not grow old as we who are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

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Oh, um, right ...

[germankitty]

When I read this earlier, I'd been wondering what that was all about.

Then it hit me just now -- Remembrance Day in the UK, right?

Good thought.

Re: Oh, um, right ...

[athersgeo.livejournal.com]

Also in the US.

Technically, the main Remembrance Day is Sunday, here; today is the traditional one and many people keep a 2 minute silence at 11am.

Re: Oh, um, right ...

[germankitty]

Er, just checked my calendar ... ours is Sunday, too. *sheepish grin* Forget whether there are any special observances, though -- it used to be that TV and radio only played sombre stuff when I was a kid. Not anymore, though.

[antigone-ks.livejournal.com]

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.

[cmar-wingnut.livejournal.com]

Today is Veteran's Day here - a serious holiday, although our Memorial Day is more somber.

My father served in WWII, should give him a call.