Friday 11 November 2022

Remembrance Day



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.

--From "For the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon


LEST WE FORGET



29 comments:

Boud said...

Thank you.

Marie Smith said...

That is a beautiful cenotaph in Ottawa! Thank you for sharing! Lest we forget.

Busy Bee Suz said...

A beautiful tribute to those who WE owe so much to.

NanaDiana said...

That tribute really puts a lump in my throat. My father was old when I was born (53) and he had served in WWI as a medic. He never talked about the war ever and asked to not have a military funeral. He said he didn't want them firing guns over his head. I did a little tribute to him and other family members on my blog today, too. xo Diana

pam nash said...

Lovely remembrance.

Martha said...

A beautiful tribute!

Moving with Mitchell said...

Beautiful.

bobbie said...

Perfect! My vet hubby says "Thank you!" Hugs ~

Mike said...

Did you take the pictures? The soldier in front doesn't look like he has anything on his head. Odd.

Quinley said...

Beautiful post.
-Quinley

Magaly Guerrero said...

"We will remember them." Always.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

@ Mike -- No, I didn't take these photos -- they're all from the internet. The soldier in front is wearing a tan beret, which indicates he is a member of Special Ops.

Tundra Bunny said...

We must do all we can to preserve, strengthen and protect our democracies so that these men and women we honour on Remembrance Day did not die or suffer all their lives in vain. Lest we forget.

Janie Junebug said...

Vets are always on my mind. I'm the daughter and sister of vets, and I was the wife, daughter-in-law, and more recently the girlfriend of vets. I'm grateful that all of these people survived their wartime service.

Love,
Janie

roentare said...

A fantastic post. The words are so fitting the day

Guillaume said...

Haven't blogged about it, shame on me. Not yet anyway.

peppylady (Dora) said...

Lovely statue.
Coffee is on and stay safe

Joanne Noragon said...

Too many wars. Mine go back to the Revolutionary War, then to the Civil War and every one thereafter. Too many wars.

Bill Lisleman said...

interesting to see the Canadian view. I believe in all the recent conflicts the US and Canada have fought side-by-side.

Kirk said...

The WWI and WWII dates reminded me that Canada at the time still had some kind of connection to the British Empire. It fought in both wars a few years longer than the United States.

Great tribute.

Adam said...

Happy Remembrance day

Rawknrobyn.blogspot.com said...

I've had relatives who fought in the Canadian military and in a few cases, made the ultimate sacrifice.
Gratitude and Amen.

miruspeg said...

I hope we never forget their sacrifices so we could have a better life.
They are all heroes in my eyes.
Thanks for the post Debra.
Love
Peggy xxx

Rommy said...

A beautiful tribute and reminder to honor the valour of the past.

Ur-spo said...

I haven't ever seen that last photo; I learned something.

Anonymous said...

A moving poem. Indeed, we must not forget, that reality is all too near.
E

baili said...

Heatwarming tribute dear Debra!
Wishing and hopping for politics and war free planet my friend

yellowdoggranny said...

lovely....

Fundy Blue said...

A beautiful tribute, Debra! A regret of mine is that I didn't serve in the forces like so many before me.