Remembrance Day Today

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Tomorrow is Remembrance day in commonwealth countries, our cousin countries, and traditional stalwart allies. We have Veteran's Day on the same day, where we honor the living survivors and their families.

 

However, Remembrance Day is the same as our Memorial day. It is the day when we remember those who gave all.

 

To our friends in Canada, and any that might be reading from the UK, Oz, NZ, S. Africa, or any other commonwealth/observing country, this vet will observe tomorrow, on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, a moment of remembering our allies, without whom we may not have prevailed in the two World Wars.

 

 

Here for the folks from the USA who don't really know it, is the Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day

 

Excerpt:

 

"The common British, Canadian, South African, and ANZAC tradition includes a one or two minute silence at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month (11:00 am, 11 November), as that marks the time (in the United Kingdom) when the armistice became effective.

 

The Service of Remembrance in many Commonwealth countries generally includes the sounding of the "Last Post", followed by the period of silence, followed by the sounding of "Reveille" or sometimes just "The Rouse" (often confused for each other), and finished by a recitation of the "Ode of Remembrance". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode_of_Remembrance The "Flowers of the Forest", "O Valiant Hearts", "I Vow to Thee, My Country" and "Jerusalem" are often played during the service. Services also include wreaths laid to honour the fallen, a blessing, and national anthems.

 

The central ritual at cenotaphs throughout the Commonwealth is a stylised night vigil. The Last Post was the common bugle call at the close of the military day, and The Rouse was the first call of the morning. For military purposes, the traditional night vigil over the slain was not just to ensure they were indeed dead and not unconscious or in a coma, but also to guard them from being mutilated or despoiled by the enemy, or dragged off by scavengers. This makes the ritual more than just an act of remembrance but also a pledge to guard the honour of war dead. The act is enhanced by the use of dedicated cenotaphs (literally Greek for "empty tomb") and the laying of wreaths—the traditional means of signalling high honours in ancient Greece and Rome."

 

Read the Article in full. Remember them. Honor them by your honor. They paid with their lives. Our tithe is only to pay our respects.