November 11

[NutmegCT]

For your service, dedication, and contributions to our country - thank you!
Tom M.

 

[Basil]

 

[jfarris]

 

[AngliaGT]

"All gave some - Some gave all"

 

[Trevor Triumph]

My wife and I attended a Veterans'Day observance in Anthem, a community north of Phoenix. Wow! Lots of people - school kids, young parents, old people. There is a set of five columns - five armed services of diminishing height - with a round hole again diminihing height. At 11:11 on November 11, the sun shines through the holes and illuminates the shield pf the Untied States. What a sight. The folks that worked on the project say that the shadows and sun angle will produce that same effect for years. The math calculations take into account leap year, even. the celebration was orderly, solemn at times, joyful at times - appropriate, I think. Speakers from the services branches spoke (a scientist speaking for the Space Force, described Arizona's contribution to the space program), choirs sang, videos played. At 11:10 the choir finished "God Bless America" the F16s from Luke AFB flew over and the shield was illuminated.

 

[DrEntropy]

I attended the local Veterans Park ceremonies, big crowd, all generations there too. ROTC color Guard, speakers from local politicians to a Marine two-star general. No fly-over though.

 

[JPSmit]

a couple of days late, but, the author John McCrae was a member of the church my mother currently attends. This is a part of pretty much every Remembrance Day ceremony here.

 

[NutmegCT]

 

[Bayless]

Both powerful statements. Thanks

 

[DrEntropy]

One of the displays at our local Vet's Park, taken with B&W film in one of my old Nikons a few weeks ago.

A sort-of homage to the era and my past. Never experienced a Cobra jump, but there's a UH-1 in the same display area, plenty of rides in those things.

And why I hate helicopters.