[telecom69]

For just two minutes at 11 am today,I ask that you too will pause and remember those who paid the supreme sacrifice in past world wars,and to those who are still doing so today in various parts of the world...so that we too may have a better life...let us not forget that without them,a lot of us might not be here today ....not much to ask is it? in a lifetime they never had.....

“They shall not grow 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.”

Thank you ....

[poochee]

Originally Posted by telecom69

For just two minutes at 11 am today,I ask that you too will pause and remember those who paid the supreme sacrifice in past world wars,and to those who are still doing so today in various parts of the world...so that we too may have a better life...let us not forget that without them,a lot of us might not be here today ....not much to ask is it? in a lifetime they never had.....

“They shall not grow 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.”

Thank you ....

[sweets1981]

Great! We will be at our service tomorrow. It's still the 10th here.

[Gulo Luseus]

Cannot say how important this should be to everyone. I lost 3 grandfathers in WW2, 2 mates in N ireland and 3 "overseas". They deserve my respect and this is the least we can do for them.

Honour your dead, they gave everything. 2 minutes of your time, for a lifetime given up.

[Blackmirror]

PLEASE WEAR A POPPY.

"Please wear a poppy," the lady said
And held one forth, but I shook my head.
Then I stopped and watched as she offered them there,
And her face was old and lined with care;
But beneath the scars the years had made
There remained a smile that refused to fade.

A boy came whistling down the street,
Bouncing along on care-free feet.
His smile was full of joy and fun,
"Lady," said he, "may I have one?"
When she's pinned in on he turned to say,
"Why do we wear a poppy today?"

The lady smiled in her wistful way
And answered, "This is Remembrance Day,
And the poppy there is the symbol for
The gallant men who died in war.
And because they did, you and I are free -
That's why we wear a poppy, you see.

"I had a boy about your size,
With golden hair and big blue eyes.
He loved to play and jump and shout,
Free as a bird he would race about.
As the years went by he learned and grew
and became a man - as you will, too.

"He was fine and strong, with a boyish smile,
But he'd seemed with us such a little while
When war broke out and he went away.
I still remember his face that day
When he smiled at me and said, Goodbye,
I'll be back soon, Mom, so please don't cry.

"But the war went on and he had to stay,
And all I could do was wait and pray.
His letters told of the awful fight,
(I can see it still in my dreams at night),
With the tanks and guns and cruel barbed wire,
And the mines and bullets, the bombs and fire.

"Till at last, at last, the war was won -
And that's why we wear a poppy son."
The small boy turned as if to go,
Then said, "Thanks, lady, I'm glad to know.
That sure did sound like an awful fight,
But your son - did he come back all right?"

A tear rolled down each faded check;
She shook her head, but didn't speak.
I slunk away in a sort of shame,
And if you were me you'd have done the same;
For our thanks, in giving, if oft delayed,
Thought our freedom was bought - and thousands paid!

And so when we see a poppy worn,
Let us reflect on the burden borne,
By those who gave their very all
When asked to answer their country's call
That we at home in peace might live.
Then wear a poppy! Remember - and give!

~~By Don Crawford.~~

[Dee_See]

We Will Not Forget You...

Looking through an hourglass,
to a time where some remain,
who look upon their shattered lives,
shadows cast upon their dreams,

They wonder how they lost so much,
Their lives forever changed,
Some seemed to have lost sanity,
Their cries forever ring...

They saw their friends and family die,
Their cries showed their fate,
And even now their faces show,
For the cause they had was great...

None thought twice to give their lives,
To preserve what they thought right,
So that their children and those to come,
Might see our freedom bright...

But now as time has traveled on,
Their works are not forgot,
The battles that they fought and won,
The battles they did not...

We Look at all you gave to us,
A reminder of our past,
That all we have It cost a price,
You paid on our behalf...

We Will Not Forget You...

"... To the soldiers who have fought and died to defend our country and the freedom we hold so dear..."

[grandma77]

We honored all the veterans in our church service yesterday. It always brings tears to my eyes when I think of the bravery shown by our men and women in the armed forces. We love you and appreciate all you have done for our freedom...Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.