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In Respect, Reverance and Rememberance
never forgetHey all! It's Rememberance Day in Canada. In the US it's called Veteran's Day. In England it's called Armistice Day. While the crew at Mindsay means well, I don't think Happy Veterans Day is appropriate at all, sorry, not meaning to insult anyone, just stating an opinion. Macy's did something similar - I saw their Veteran's Day Sales announcements on tv - geez, let's commercialize that now too! Come on!
It's not so much a day to celebrate as it is a day to reflect on what happened in 1918. The end of the largest war ever, at that time in history and a pledge to Never Forget - so that no one would have to live through the autrocities of war again. Why was it no one remembers that? For Canadians; we lost the largest number of our vets during the first world war, Canadian soldiers were among the first to land at Normandy, the second most of our vets were lost in the second world war.
We should commemorate those who've suffered; the fallen, the injured and all their families, to keep us safe from tyranny and oppression. And we could be well served by honouring what those World War 1 Vets asked of us all; Never Forget, Never Again! Our leaders around the world have had other plans and other agendas to play out. Unfortunately war has been seen as "good for business" for too long and big business is too close to most governments to see war actually prevented and avoided! That's the sad reality, and I get a sense of pain thinking of friends, family and fellow citizens of the world killed and maimed because of the politics and greed of a few.
Never Forget!
But then I'm an old hippie wanna be, I believe it's far better to Make Love Not War!
It's not so much a day to celebrate as it is a day to reflect on what happened in 1918. The end of the largest war ever, at that time in history and a pledge to Never Forget - so that no one would have to live through the autrocities of war again. Why was it no one remembers that? For Canadians; we lost the largest number of our vets during the first world war, Canadian soldiers were among the first to land at Normandy, the second most of our vets were lost in the second world war.
We should commemorate those who've suffered; the fallen, the injured and all their families, to keep us safe from tyranny and oppression. And we could be well served by honouring what those World War 1 Vets asked of us all; Never Forget, Never Again! Our leaders around the world have had other plans and other agendas to play out. Unfortunately war has been seen as "good for business" for too long and big business is too close to most governments to see war actually prevented and avoided! That's the sad reality, and I get a sense of pain thinking of friends, family and fellow citizens of the world killed and maimed because of the politics and greed of a few.
Never Forget!
But then I'm an old hippie wanna be, I believe it's far better to Make Love Not War!
The Caretakers IMCheryl & John the Lucky Dragon
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