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Title: Was This A Great Day To Have Of Or What
Post by: jim martin on November 11, 2004, 06:04:15 PM

i just had to say this has been one of the best remembrance days in a long time . after watching all the remembrance telecasts this morning ,  i just had one of those days that really makes you realise how lucky we all are.hoping everone else had as good as day as i.

Title: Was This A Great Day To Have Of Or What
Post by: Shane on November 11, 2004, 06:27:36 PM

My kids had a soccer Tourney at the South Surrey Athletic field. at 11:00 the park stopped for 2 minutes ... was amazing to see. We are the luckiest Country thanks to those men...
 

Title: Was This A Great Day To Have Of Or What
Post by: silas on November 11, 2004, 06:29:44 PM

well said jim.

allthough some are harder than others, all days are good in my book.

but today we take time to remember the heroes that gave or risked their lives for this beautifull country and our freedom.

cheers to all. :wub:  

Title: Was This A Great Day To Have Of Or What
Post by: Fred Hastings on November 11, 2004, 07:00:51 PM

today was a great day to be a veteran, and NOT still in the military!

Title: Was This A Great Day To Have Of Or What
Post by: OUTKAST on November 11, 2004, 07:24:57 PM

Good point Jim  :)
Both of my girls one in sparks and the other in brownies marched to the cenetaph in town today and my youngest one layed a wreath on the monument hopefully are children never have to see the horrors of war in there lifetime and prayers to those wether right or wrong that are overseas right now in conflicts  :( Hope you all had a good day and some time to be thankful for what we have
Later OUTKAST

Title: Was This A Great Day To Have Of Or What
Post by: kirin on November 16, 2004, 02:57:26 AM

For me the Rememberance day I took part of was nothing like I have ever witnessed. I like many others have seen and experienced Rememberance day at school and such but never really at a memorial. This one I will never forget since I was actually in Ypres and watched the Ceramony at the Menin-gate war memorial and also got to see some World War 1 battle fields. Absolutly astonishing the amount of lives lost. Thanks to all the veterens..

Title: Was This A Great Day To Have Of Or What
Post by: moni on November 16, 2004, 08:59:28 AM

Kirin, while you're on the other side of the pond, make sure to go to places like normandy and the netherlands too. it's cool that you checked out Flanders Field. The people in normandy and the netherlands and belgium too all hold Canada in high esteem. we were their liberators -- the real kind, not like in iraq. i met grown Dutch men who cried after i found out i was canadian, and kept thanking me profusely. (i tried to tell them that i had no part in the war as my parents weren't even born at that time, but it didn't matter.) they take our country's contribution to the war VERY SERIOUSLY, and for that we should too.

Title: Was This A Great Day To Have Of Or What
Post by: James Buchan on November 16, 2004, 09:50:55 AM

Well said Moni.

Just look at Geoff's relative (great uncle???) and all the work that went into trying to make his crash site a historical landmark over there.

Title: Was This A Great Day To Have Of Or What
Post by: kirin on November 17, 2004, 12:49:20 AM

Thanks for the tips Moni.
Definatly its on my Agenda to do if not in this period of time in my life but in the near future. Definatly going to Visit Normandy when I get a chance. Perhaps in the spring.
-Kirin