Memorial Day 2017

This weekend isn't the only time the world shows respect for those who served and are no longer with us:

ANZAC Day-Australia and New Zealand on April 25 every year
Armistice Day
Confederate Memorial Day
Dodenherdenking-May 4, Netherlands.
Heroes' Day
Remembrance Day,Canada and U.K.
November 11 each year
Veterans Day
Volkstrauertag

Please correct me if I got any of these wrong (Ugly American here)


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What would happen if they threw a war, and nobody came?

We'd probably be with all of our family this weekend.

My Best,

Gary

Beautiful remeberence image, Gary.

Thanks for that OG.

For those of us who would like some music to accompany our remembrances, from Wikipedia here's a performance of "Taps", Bugle Solo, also known as Butterfield's Lullaby and Day Is Done.

Thanks Gary, Bill. I think we were given the gift of Peace, such as it stands, as a big, significant, possibly even life-changing step upward from our present lives. So let's enjoy ourselves a little with friends and family this weekend.

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Thanks for that Gare.
I take a lot of pride in having served, even though I wasn't too keen on some of it at the time, but, I look back on it with fond memories. JFK was president at the time. I was aboard ship somewhere overseas when the announcement was made that he had been assassinated.

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Originally Posted by Gare

I think we were given the gift of Peace, such as it stands, as a big, significant, possibly even life-changing step upward from our present lives. So let's enjoy ourselves a little with friends and family this weekend.

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Beautifully said. Thank you, Gare!