Quote from Forum Archives on November 11, 2003, 9:30 am

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

 

                                              

 

 

 

                                                           

                     November 11
                     Veterans Day
                   Remembrance Day

 

Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day or, in the USA, Veterans Day (the 11th of November) marks the signing of the armistice to signal the end, at 11 a.m. on 11th November 1918, of World War One, "the War to end all Wars". The dead of World War II and Korea, and of all other wars are also remembered. In Britain, Canada and much of the Commonwealth, and in France, Belgium and other parts of Europe, it is observed with a two minutes silence. Government and banks close in Canada. Paper poppies are sold in England and Canada, the proceeds going to war veterans. In the USA, it is observed as a legal holiday. Wreaths of poppies are laid at the Cenotaph in USA and in Canada.

 

 

  Bless Our Veterans 

 

Veterans' Day will come and go
Quicker than the blink of an eye
But memories of heroes present and past
Will never, ever die.
The youth of today, do you understand?
The price brave men did pay
To preserve the freedom we enjoy
Each and every day.

 

They were called to duty, and so they went
Not knowing what was to be
Many came home, some never did
They sacrificed so we could be free.

 

How lonely some must have felt
How scared some had to be
They paid the bill with their own blood
What a great cost to be free.

 

The heroes of our country
Are the ones who paved the way
For freedom and the many rights
That we enjoy today.

 

Next time, young folks, you pass someone
Who may be old and gray
Remember — thanks to him or her
You have your freedom today.

 

They may dress funny, not see as well
Walk a little slow
But they were young when duty called
And off to war did go

 

Brave men today are still at war
How scared some must be
How lonely some must feel inside
Paying the price to be free

 

You may dress funny, not hear as well
You drive your cars too fast
But remembers all those great brave men
Of present and of past.

 

So when you're called to duty
Not knowing what is to come
Remember all those men before you
Who fought for our freedom.

 

Support our President, support our troops
Support our country, too
As they go fighting for what is right
For freedom the price is due.

By Holly Rulli

 

 

A Soldiers Prayer

                  

 

When I am called to serve, Dear Lord,
Wherever war may be,
Give me courage to fight the battles,
My country may ask of me.
Grace me with Your presence,
And know that I love You,
While I fight the enemy,
My country needs me to.

 

Help me protect my comrades,
As You expect me to,
And keep me in Your loving hands,
While I do what I must do.
I want to do my duty,
And to give the best in me,
To do what I've been called to do,
And protect our liberty.

 

And if, according to Your will,
I must give up my life,
Please bless with Your protecting hand,
My children and my wife.

 

                         

 

IN Flanders Field

 

 

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.

 

                  

 

Please,

This Veteran's / Rememberance Day and every day,
Don't forget the veterans,
The men and women who fought so bravely
In WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War,
Peacekeeping & now Afghanistan,
To protect our precious freedom!

 

 

Dave and Barbara

 

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