For the Fallen…
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November 11, 2009, 12:39 PM
Filed under: General | Tags: A Pittance of Time, honoring our soldiers, lest we forget, Remembrance Day, Veteran's Day, we shall remember them
Filed under: General | Tags: A Pittance of Time, honoring our soldiers, lest we forget, Remembrance Day, Veteran's Day, we shall remember them
“It’s odd that you can get so anesthetized by your own pain or your own problem that you don’t quite fully share the hell of someone close to you.”
- Claudia Lady Bird Johnson
Please, won’t you spare a bit of your time to watch this video today? Even if you’ve seen it before, it’s only a pittance of time…
Thank you.
Remembering…
2008 – 2007 – 2006
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every soldier who gave their life lives for ever, every soldier who fought the fight echoes in our mind… the wounded, the brave and the ones god couldn’t save we salute your courage… today is the today to give thanks to all our heros both young and old x
Comment by 70steen November 11, 2009 @ 3:58 PMWell written and beautiful tribute. Never forget. CHEERS!
Comment by Canucklehead November 11, 2009 @ 7:24 PM[...] so gives me moments when I can quietly reflect in private crying like a baby during the normal coming and goings of my [...]
Pingback by Blog Naked: Why I have issues with Veterans’ Day November 12, 2009 @ 9:04 AM70steen – I’m not sure why… but for some reason, some people ‘get it’ and others just don’t. I can’t imagine not being of the former. ;-)
Canucklehead – I can’t take credit for any of the beautiful words.. Lady Bird Johnson and Terry Kelly get the credit!
John – I noticed on twitter that day, on the trending topics was ‘Happy Veteran’s Day’ and I don’t get that. We don’t say ‘Happy Remembrance Day’ we just remember. We lay wreaths and observe two minutes of silence and we show respect… but we don’t treat it as though it’s a ‘holiday’ in the ‘Happy Holidays’ kind of way, so I just don’t get it. I read your post and I think you honour every fallen soldier (or those who are still with us at great sacrifice of other kinds as you wrote about) by doing the things you did and remembering in your own way… so long as you do.
I do appreciate our service though… and the ‘parade’ of cadets who march in their honour. What a great deal it is that hundreds of hyper 13-19 year olds try so hard to show respect by standing in formation for an hour for the service!
Comment by fracas November 12, 2009 @ 10:57 PMAnd btw… that Terry Kelly video is on this blog every year because I challenge any decent hearted person to really listen to the words, and watch it without ‘getting it’. It’s one of those things I believe were a case of the words being given to him for a purpose.
Comment by fracas November 12, 2009 @ 11:01 PMHe’s a good performer, as well the people that put together the video.
Comment by John November 14, 2009 @ 11:29 AMThe cadets are one thing. They do much training called D&C (drill and ceremony) prior to parades in most cases. Same thing goes in most cases with active duty service members, as long as the unit’s looking like a unit and not a ragtag bunch of heads making a mob unto themselves.
I hate mobs. Make me wanna make ‘em drop and do pushups until they puke on the wax of my jump boots.
…sorry. Flashback. Forgive me. I’d much rather cry like a babyman at my monitor watching the video on your blog than have to take on the world.
Comment by John November 14, 2009 @ 11:26 AMOur oldest was a cadet till he aged out. His years as a cadet were different than how the program is run now… it was more of a real military training when he was in. What a thrill it was to be told NOT to iron your 13 year old’s uniform, or polish his boots for him, etc. because he’s supposed to do that himself. And he really did.
And though I was much younger then, it was still a bit surreal to drive a group of them to something and have them all be polite, say “Yes ma’am…” to me and not spit on the ground in my view like the kids of the same age at his high school.
But, I digress. Shall we get back to discussing your crying like a babyman at my video? ;-)
The thing that gets me is that it’s a true story. He wrote that song because that actually happened at a Shopper’s Drug Mart in Halifax (if memory serves me). Instead of ’striking’ the man as he sings he wished to, he wrote the song that has likely, made many others feel ashamed for the selfishness of not being able to sacrifice two minutes of time to honor those who gave so much more.
(Actually, crying like a babyman for the right reason, makes you quite the opposite… in my book.)
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