Lest we forget

Cheri · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:07 am Post subject:

Ok I have heard of this Rememberance Day so maybe you could explain it to us Yanks? We don't know of it.
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ladyhawk · Soft Boiled Egg Joined: 02 Nov 2007 Posts: 33

What is Remembrance Day?

Remembrance Day is on 11 November. It is a special day set aside to remember all those men and women who were killed during the two World Wars and other conflicts. At one time the day was known as Armistice Day and was renamed Remembrance Day after the Second World War.

Remembrance Sunday is held on the second Sunday in November, which is usually the Sunday nearest to 11 November. Special services are held at war memorials and churches all over Britain. A national ceremony takes place at the cenotaph in Whitehall, London.

'The Last Post'

The Last Post is traditionally played to introduce the minute's silence in commemoration ceremonies. It is usually ' played on a bugle. In military life, 'The Last Post'marks the end of the day and the final farewell.

Cheri · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:04 am Post subject:

Oh ok! We call it Veterans Day here! My grandfather was a drill sargeant in WWII and my Great-Aunt Theresa and her husband were active in the military! Dan my hubs, was a National Guardsman. He wanted to go regular but they talked him out of it.

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