Saturday 10 November 2007

Remember

11 November - Armistice Day - Remembrance Day - Poppy Day


France 1914


Burma 1944


Egypt 1951


Iraq 2006


Afghanistan 2007



Perhaps one day we'll learn

6 comments:

  1. Just back from singing La Marseillaise followed by apéritif, aptly named verre de la mémoire. Have older friends from Jersey so am not like a lot of ex-pats who somehow seem to feel morally superior, BUT it is nice that the 3 people from my village who voted FN daren't make any of their usual snide comments about house prices to-day. Raising my glass to the cousins I should have had.
    j

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  2. Let's certainly hope that we'll learn some day soon, before we've destroyed everything....

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  3. Here the day's name has changed to Veteran's Day - still an honorable name - but I believe the most appropriate is the name for the day in Dutch : Wapenstilstand. You can probably figure out the English.

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  4. Hi j, I'm a bit shocked that people could feel morally superior at this time. There but for the grace etc...

    Yes captian, we have to keep hoping.

    janeway, it took me a while I have to confess because I didn't associate wapen with weapon. But I've got there and yes, it's a good name.

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  5. Very illustrated and informative post. Yes; lets hope we learn some day!

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