Dawn 69/365
Emily carries the flag in the Remembrance Day parade in our town.
As an American, I am moved by the show of respect given to soldiers of wars
past and present.
I wear my poppy and sing "O Canada" with the other citizens. When they play
"God Save the Queen", I sing
"My Country 'Tis of Thee" for the American soldiers.
As an American, I am moved by the show of respect given to soldiers of wars
past and present.
I wear my poppy and sing "O Canada" with the other citizens. When they play
"God Save the Queen", I sing
"My Country 'Tis of Thee" for the American soldiers.
5 comments:
There were little ceremonies all over London, in front of every war memorial (of which there are a lot!). It was really moving.
my husband will be thrilled to know you wore a poppy! All of the brave men & women, especially the WWII generation that are dwindling in numbers, so deserve this from us. I'm glad that so many countries participate in Remembrance Day celebrations.
Honestly Sheila, EVERYONE here in Canada wears a poppy. Growing up in the States, it was something I had seen and been vaguely aware of...but here it is a Big Deal.
The other lovely thing in this ceremony is that the Soldier and usually a grandchild would lay their wreath together. In one instance, the soldier had passed this year - so his wife and great grandson placed the wreath.
There had to be easily 300 people in attendance - and this is just our small community within Montreal.
It was a lovely ceremony - and something I wish the people who spend their days screaming about who is a socialist and what is communism could stop and truly think about. Wanting health care for all people doesn't make you a Nazi. Killing and intimidating and stripping rights from people on the basis of religion, skin color, ethnic heritage and sexual orientation because you believe your way is the ONLY way....THATS being a Nazi.
(PS - Both my grandfathers were WWII vets and my father was a Vietnam Vet)
Dawn, I am so on this with you!! My husband's uncle & Godfather passed away Monday. He was a WWII veteran, began flying in the RAF at 18, and he survived all of that. He was an amazing man, and I am so grateful I knew him and got hear his stories.
His death, and the tragedy down the interstate at Fort Hood (we livei n TX), has made this Veteran's Day especially poignant this year. I wear an imaginery poopy today, in their honor.
Oop - that should say poppy!!
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