Trevor2118 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 (edited) They shall grow not 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. Last Post Edited November 12, 2016 by Trevor2118 Last post link changed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharks Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Poppy bought and worn proudly.. They are remembered 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZCUBAN Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Lest we forget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancashirescott Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Forever remembered past and present... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riderpride Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 God bless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 We Shall Remember Them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BolivarSmoker Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Never forget.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buch0 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Let them live on forever within us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samb Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Out of respect for your country and yourselves, God Bless!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKA27 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Not to marr this thread, I work in the Melbourne CBD and am a building manager where the tenant is a HUGE telecommunications giant, I work on behalf of the building owners. I thought, "Will anyone make some sort of announcement or will these work a-holics not remember?" So...I went to the security control room and used their EWIS system to make an announcement for a minutes silence throughout the entire 50 storey building. You wouldn't believe it but in the last 40 minutes, I have had nothing but complaints from 'This tenant' over something such as rememberance day and that the 'announcement' effected business/boardroom meetings! Putting the likes of 'These kind of people' asside, I wish to also express my grattitude and as a mark of respect, to remember those fallen soldiers, servicemen and women who gave their lives to protect freedom and our nation. God bless and thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZCUBAN Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Good on you Mika Do these idiots not realize that they would not have the life that they enjoy today without the SACRIFICES made by these good men and women.. Some people today just do not have a moral compass enough said Cheers Oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunburyist Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Cut off from the land that bore us, Betrayed by the land we find, Where the brightest have gone before us, And the dullest remain behind. But stand to your glasses, steady! ‘Tis all we’ve left to prize, Raise a cup to the dead already, And hurrah! for the next that dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 could not agree more. the sacrifices are unfathomable today. i know my grandfather spent more than three years in the trenches in france in ww1 and i get to spend today at a couple of champagne tastings with visiting frenchmen. not a fair world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicko Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Lest we forget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa1257 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 May we always remember those that have given the supreme sacrifice for us to enjoy the freedoms we enjoy today. 11/11 is also Veterans Day here in the USA. To all that have served from all countries, may I humbly pay my respect and salute you! TAPS ~ A Bugle Call ~ We in the United States have all heard the haunting song, "Taps." It's the song that gives us that lump in our throats and usually tears in our eyes. But, do you know the story behind the song? If not, I think you will be interested to find out about its humble beginnings. Reportedly, it all began in 1862 during the Civil War when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison's Landing in Virginia. The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land. During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of a soldier who lay severely wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a Union or Confederate soldier, the Captain decided to risk his life and bring the stricken man back for medical attention. Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the Captain reached the stricken soldier and began pulling him toward his encampment. When the Captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered it was actually a Confederate soldier, but the soldier was dead. The Captain lit a lantern and suddenly caught his breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light, he saw the face of the soldier. It was his own son. The boy had been studying music in the South when the war broke out. Without telling his father, the boy enlisted in the Confederate Army. The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked permission of his superiors to give his son a full military burial, despite his enemy status. His request was only partially granted. The Captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band members play a funeral dirge for his son at the funeral. The request was turned down since the soldier was a Confederate. But out of respect for the father, they did say they could give him only one musician. The Captain chose a bugler. He asked the bugler to play a series of musical notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket of the dead youth's uniform. This wish was granted. The haunting melody, we now know as "Taps" ... used at military funerals was born. The words are: Day is done ... Gone the sun ... From the lakes ... From the hills ... From the sky ... All is well ... Safely rest ... God is nigh... Fading light ... Dims the sight ... And a star ... Gems the sky... Gleaming bright ... From afar... Drawing nigh ... Falls the night .. Thanks and praise ... For our days ... Neath the sun ... Neath the stars ... Neath the sky ... As we go ... This we know ... God is nigh ... http://www.armystudyguide.com/downloads/Taps.mp3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanceSchmerr Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 One of my finest moments in uniform was marching in the Rememberance Day parade in Ottawa in 2003. A young, fresh-faced officer cadet, impossibly aware of the magnitude of the moment. A Debt we can only hope to repay.... At the going down of the sun And in the morning we will Remember them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMH Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I find it hard to believe that I can have such a carefree life, while at the same age, my grandpa found himself sitting in a Lancaster flying over Germany. I'm eternally grateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpf67 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 May we always remember those that have given the supreme sacrifice for us to enjoy the freedoms we enjoy today.11/11 is also Veterans Day here in the USA. To all that have served from all countries, may I humbly pay my respect and salute you! TAPS ~ A Bugle Call ~ We in the United States have all heard the haunting song, "Taps." It's the song that gives us that lump in our throats and usually tears in our eyes. But, do you know the story behind the song? If not, I think you will be interested to find out about its humble beginnings. Reportedly, it all began in 1862 during the Civil War when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison's Landing in Virginia. The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land. During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of a soldier who lay severely wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a Union or Confederate soldier, the Captain decided to risk his life and bring the stricken man back for medical attention. Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the Captain reached the stricken soldier and began pulling him toward his encampment. When the Captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered it was actually a Confederate soldier, but the soldier was dead. The Captain lit a lantern and suddenly caught his breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light, he saw the face of the soldier. It was his own son. The boy had been studying music in the South when the war broke out. Without telling his father, the boy enlisted in the Confederate Army. The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked permission of his superiors to give his son a full military burial, despite his enemy status. His request was only partially granted. The Captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band members play a funeral dirge for his son at the funeral. The request was turned down since the soldier was a Confederate. But out of respect for the father, they did say they could give him only one musician. The Captain chose a bugler. He asked the bugler to play a series of musical notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket of the dead youth's uniform. This wish was granted. The haunting melody, we now know as "Taps" ... used at military funerals was born. The words are: Day is done ... Gone the sun ... From the lakes ... From the hills ... From the sky ... All is well ... Safely rest ... God is nigh... Fading light ... Dims the sight ... And a star ... Gems the sky... Gleaming bright ... From afar... Drawing nigh ... Falls the night .. Thanks and praise ... For our days ... Neath the sun ... Neath the stars ... Neath the sky ... As we go ... This we know ... God is nigh ... http://www.armystudyguide.com/downloads/Taps.mp3 Beautiful story Tampa!!! God bless all on this day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtvrtas Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 God Bless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scinmyheart Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 with a cousin at Normandy and my daddy in WW2, being shot during the horrendous Battle of the Bulge, and also re-enlisting for Korea...and my brother career Air Force (shamless plug for my family), I salute all those who have served and are presently serving...their dedication and determination is more than I can imagine-thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugwumpy Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Thank you to all that volunteered (or were volunteered!) to protect and defend our nation. 3-panther! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rckymtn22 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Thank you to all those have served and are serving across the world. 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. — Lt.-Col. John McCrae (1872 - 1918) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rckymtn22 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Another year has passed. 98 years ago the Great War ended. Lest we forget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 No disrespect to the veterans and those who died for our freedom. But I fail to see what's "Great" about WWI or any war. Big war, world war, OK I can see that but "Great War?" That term always mystify me. WWI was especially stupid in my books, both sides dig opposing trenches and pile all your men in there. Every once in a while one side would send their guys over only to be plowed down by machine guns. Repeat and repeat again. At least the militaries of the world have learned from this and don't generally so openly slaughter their own anymore. So many wasted lives due to a European family feud. Again, because I dislike war and especially incompetent egomaniac commanders who senselessly gets men and entire armies slaughtered, does not mean I am not appreciative of the soldiers who fought and died. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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