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| 11-11-14 09:50am - 3706 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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Khan (0)
Suspended  Posts: 1,737 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: USA |
Veteran's Day In the US today, it's a legal holiday ... Veteran's Day. In a few other countries, it's called Armistice Day or just Remembrance Day. Whatever you call it, it is a day set aside to remember and honor those who have served in the military. On this day, I'd like to offer thoughts and prayers to those who have served and those who are currently in the military and to their families who endure their absence. A special "prayer" to all those who have given the ultimate sacrifice. Blessing to all Vets, past and present.  Former PornUsers Senior AdministratorNow at: MyPorn.com "To get your ideas across use small words, big ideas, and short sentences."-John Henry Patterson | |
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| 11-11-14 11:03am - 3706 days | #2 | |
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pat362 (0)
Active User  Posts: 3,575 Registered: Jan 23, '07 Location: canada |
In Canada it's Remembrance Day. It's not yet a national Holiday but there is a serious push in the Senate to make it one. For now all I want to say is Thank You. I know Veterans don't hear it as often as they should but I know that I'm thankful every day for the sacrifice they did and still do on a daily basis. Long live the Brown Coats. | |
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| 11-12-14 02:44am - 3705 days | #3 | |
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AWpress (0)
Active Webmaster  Posts: 118 Registered: Nov 20, '12 Location: The Netherlands |
Also Remembrance Day in Australia, and also not a public holiday. Also, it's more focused on WWI and WWII than veterans in general. Like, the veterans show up, but more to honour the fallen, than to be honoured. We don't really do the whole 'support the troops' thing like America does. Same deal with our other military themed holiday (ANZAC day)- specifically about WWI, and in fact commemorates a crushing military defeat we suffered at the hands of the Turks (at Gallipoli). Almost 60,000 Australians and New Zealanders (and twice that number of Tommies) died at Gallipoli, by far the biggest loss for our comparatively small countries, mostly wasted on hopeless cliff assaults and bayonet charges across no man's land, from trench to trench, against machine gun fortifications. The general opinion in Australia is that the Turks were just defending their home, and that a devastating number of Australians died in vain at the behest of the British Empire. It is cited by many as the 'true' birth of Australian identity, and the source of a cynicism towards war and pro-war nationalism in Australian culture (which was what sent a lot of those soldiers to their death). For us, veterans are more often cast as victims of an injustice, than heroes to be thanked. | |
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