All Fell silent to day at Westminster and along Whitehall as the sound of 11am rang out from Big Ben as the act of remembrance took place ... It is a awesome experience standing at what is a very busy junction for tourists and locals alike.
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| Remembering those who hold the Burma Star this one means a lot as my grandfather served and was awarded the burma star and atlantic star |
Row upon Row of little crosses each with a single poppy lay in remembrance of fallen comrades, brothers, fathers,Uncles, sisters, mothers.... Some from many years ago some from just a few days lay in the grounds of the Abbey ...
That we stop this day to remember is a poinient time.. to forget what has happen would be far worse than many of the things that take place.. when we forget our history when we forget these horrific events WWI was the war to end wars when a million men died in a few short hours. the events of WWII, the atrocities around the world that continue today... Yes that 11-11-11 was the signing of the armistice which ended WWI today it is also a time remember those killed across the generations and time.. of friend and of foe... today there was a patch of ground marked for other nations there were crosses for german russian Italian.
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| Duke of Edinburgh Leaving the Abbey |
11-11-11 ???
ReplyDeleteWW1 was 1914-1918 surely,
or did you mean in 2011 (next year?)
you are right when you say that we should never forget - or we are likely to make the same mistakes again and again and again
the irony is that within one generation we were embroiled in a second world war ... :(
rememberance day was started in 1919
ReplyDelete11-11-11
is the 11hr of the 11th day of the 11th month