On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the year 1918 the armistice between the allied force's and the axis force's of World War One was put into effect.

This bought to the end the largest conflict man had known to date with over 20 million people losing their lives over a 4 year period.

Today this day is known as Remembrance Day to remember all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in conflict.



"Lest We Forget."

This verse is repeated during every act of Remembrance in the UK:

" They shall grow not old,
As we that 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"

A very nice way to remember the soldiers who fought during that war is the release of a movie about Allied soldiers celebrating Christmas with the Germans ones...

Joyeux Noël

Jean-Luc

Lest We Forget

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.

John McCrae
Guelph, Ontario
Canada

Hi all,
Below is a photo taken on Remembrance Day 2002.Myself and my Kiwi mate went to Ieper in Belgium and did a little tour of the grave sites around Flanders Fields.We ended up doing a march with the local police and firefighters and layed flowers at various Commonwealth graves.The weather was sunny and there was a very cold chill in the wind,but very,very peaceful.Here is me at Tyne Cot:



If any of you manage to get to Belgium,you have to go to the areas located around Ieper.There is a great deal of things to see and do,W.W1 related.Well worth the trip!
Cheers,Shay

EDIT: LINE DELETED Today we remember all those that served and serve now. That last bit sounds too cliche, but remember this like you remember those that died. Today, just as 87 years ago, men will die in combat.

Let that sink in a moment. Men will die today in combat. While I am mainly refering to US, British, and Iraqi National troops, the point is that nationality does not matter. We remember those that died in the past, but many tend to forget those that fight and sacrifice today are just as worthy of rememberace and thankfulness as those of any other war.

Also, it is said that soldiers sacrifice. The first thing that pops into my head is sacrifice by death. But statistically that is not true. Instead thank a soldier today for having to put up moving their family across the country at a moments notice, thank them for taking a hard way (not to be confused with the so-called "path less traveled"). Thank a servicemember for having to voluntarily postpone a civilian life so that others do not have to. Thank them for their "living" sacrifices.

So: to those who those who've died, to the family members that live, to the daily sacrifices of brothers-in-arms,...to those that will die today...


Jeff

Jeff, whilst remembrance day is primarily about those who made the greatest sacrifice for our freedom, the Royal British Legion raise money by selling the Poppy; and this money not only goes to veterans but current servicemen & their families, together with those that have been injured in peacetime and in the more recent conflicts. So it's pretty much the same as your Veterans Day.

To all that have served, to all that will serve, and all that are serving..
And to those who made the ultimate sacrifice, Thank you


Dave