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Veterans Remembrance, November 11

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In some locations, there are parades and other events today honoring our Veterans.

I found the following Canadian video very moving. If you know what spurred Terry Kelly to write this song, it really starts you thinking ... maybe two minutes of silence throughout the USA on Tuesday might be a good idea.

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In honor of our veterans, from *all* the services. Thank you.

Tom

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Tom, That is a really nice video! Thanks!! This month also finds the USMC celebrating their "birthday". To listen to some fine military band music watch the video-link at this site! (As a proud dad, I must point out that my son is the instrumentalist on the cover of their new album "With Pride"!!)

https://drumcorps.mbw.usmc.mil/
 
Very moving song, with a very true message... Here is another song I've come to love, by Alberta musician John Wort Hannam, just listen to the song Infantry Man on his MySpace page, I first heard the song at a funeral for a young man from Calgary who passed away in Afghanistan and at the time I heard the song - for the first time - it deeply moved me... (for those non-Canadians the "Maple Leaf" refers to our flag, in case you didn't get that part) https://www.myspace.com/johnworthannam

As I've said here before I believe Remembrance Day (Canada) is a very sacred day, and one as a photographer I focus heavily on at this time of year... Some photos from the archives of previous years...

The people do remember, 2006 ceremonies, with the red glint of the poppy scattered throughout the crowd...

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More where that came from

And perhaps my favourite photo from the 2007 ceremonies, teaching the young about Remembrance...

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Or perhaps this one?

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More...
 
More should be done this side of the border. Veterans' Day, whilst worthy of commemoration, should not be held on the same day as Armistice Day, it should stand alone.......

It has, as a result, taken over here, and the original meaning of 11/11 has been lost to all save a few.

I have a friend in Canada sending me some poppies (!) and I shall wear one in the weeks leading up to the date in future years.

As an aside, Arsenal played Manchester United yesterday in London, and Arsenal played in shirts with a poppy logo on them. After the game, the shirts worn by the team were auctioned off for charity. When the plan was announced, the visiting Manchester fans broke out in applause. There was also a minute's silence held before the start of every game played in the UK over the weekend. Now, THAT is how things should be!

Will there be a minute's silence before the start of each American football game today? We shall see.......
 
Thanks Sherlock for another moving tribute
 
Steve...

I've heard similar thoughts recently from a Canadian who moved down to the States, I'll quote him...

<span style="font-style: italic">"I look forward to your Remembrance Day photo's every year. Especially now that I've left Canada and live in the States. Down here it's just the 11th of November. Their 'Remembrance Day' is Memorial Day in May, but it has become nothing but a long weekend to start summer.

The first year I was in Ottawa I went to the ceremony at the National War Memorial. Very moving. An Experience I'll remember the rest of my life. It also solidified my belief that it is the most important day of the year."</span>

I hope no one is offended by me posting this comment, but I surely hope this isn't what really happens down there, hopefully a vanguard of people can still keep the faith.
 
Well... I recently met an American lady downtown (her first year living up here) and she told me that she had never seen a poppy before and wasn't aware of them.

Here in Canada, each Legion coordinates the distribution of the poppies through the leadership of a National organization, and the poppies are sold in stores all over the place, all the different Legion's essentially touch every community in the country, that is how we pull it off here.
 
On Tuesday, at the Veterans Day services at the hospital (Memorial Hospital); I will have the honor of playing Taps on the bugle. I don't play the bugle, but no matter. I borrowed a bugle from an honor guard that has an electronic insert. You press "play", put the bugle up to your lips, and pretend to play while the bugle plays itself. Pretty cool, as long as the batteries last.
 
When I was growing up, all the Veterans sold poppies through the Legion & the VFW...watching & talking to those old guys inspired me to go into the military.

I don't know where we lost our poppy tradition.
 
I never forget Veterans day { I am one } Besides ........ Its me B Day :lol:
60 years closer to pushing daisies come Tuesday. :jester:
 
Happy Birthday and thanks Kerry
 
Yesterday (8 Nov) was the day I signed up on delayed enlistment in the Air Force 36 years ago! I was in the inactive reserves until a position opened up in my career field and I officially swore into the regular Air Force and headed off to Basic training. My "official" date of entry into the active AF was 22 November 1972 (9th anniversary of Kennedy's assassination). The next 25 years were some of the best time of my life!

Basil

PS: By the way Sherlock, you are one heck of a fine photog!
 
I have a Poppy that I keep on the wall in
my garage.It has more meaning to me now than when
I made a donation in '79.
We would try to get our kids to the ceremonies
that they had here when they were younger,so they would
understand what it meant.
I also feel that the Veterans should be the only
ones to get this day off (with pay,of course).They earned it!
We need to take some pride in this country,& acknowledge those
who served.

- Doug
 
The Vet's Day ceremonies here in Charlottesville are held on the lawn of the County Admin Building near downtown. We have a fair number of military types here with the JAG school and the NGIC (National Ground Intelligence Center) located right here.

The ceremony is a good place to be. Usually the Mayor and at least one City Council member present; a State Congressman or so, and lots of men with VFW pins on their jackets. SAdly, it's not usually a huge crowd, maybe 100 or less.

A local high school band plays the standard military and patriotic songs. A military vet or base commander speaks, usually eloquently. The top ranking officer from our local National Guard post is always there ("The Monticello Guard"). Period re-enactors fire a 21 gun salute after the wreath laying. Lots of elderly, weathered faces always in the crowd.

I'm sure that this scene is repeated in a thousand towns and cities all over the country. It's always moving.

I can't go this year because I'll be in business meetings all day. I'll really miss it.

I hope all of you can attend your local ceremony.
 
I must apologize beforehand but this thread makes me cry!

My father was a veteran who died in 1954. Every year I wear a poppy in his memory.I attend the local services, and talk to as many of the survivors as I can.
I never really knew my father, but I cannot let his memory lapse.
I want to thank all of you for helping me to somehow keep him alive.

DAVE

P.S. This is the best group of people on the internet!
 
14dna said:
I must apologize beforehand but this thread makes me cry!

My father was a veteran who died in 1954. Every year I wear a poppy in his memory.I attend the local services, and talk to as many of the survivors as I can.
I never really knew my father, but I cannot let his memory lapse.
I want to thank all of you for helping me to somehow keep him alive.

DAVE

P.S. This is the best group of people on the internet!
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Dave, it is we who must be thanking your father!
 
I posted this last year so hope you guys don't mind if I post it again.


In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army

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.

More info on the poem.
Flanders Fields
 
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