Veterans Day/Remembrance Day 11/11/11

[Lady Cop]

SALUTING ALL VETERANS









In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army

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.

[ramseycat]

No school tomorrow. No banks. No mail. State workers are off. I have to work. :(

[Lady Cop]

Remembrance Day in Britain ~

The Duke of Edinburgh lays a cross at the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey.

[Duchess]

Thank you!

[Midwest Spy]

Thanks to all of our Veterans throughout our great nation's history. I was trying to think of something poignant to share, and thought this clip might allow everyone to truly appreciate the word sacrifice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhU6JWWZK...re=related