Memorial Day 2017

[Gare]

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)




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

[mwenz]

Beautiful remeberence image, Gary.

[gwpriester]

Thanks for that OG.

[Gare]

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.

Unless you have other plans.

-g

[wizard509]

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.

[Boy]

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.

Beautifully said. Thank you, Gare!