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Remembrance video and song
I think this is very fitting. With a gallant generation of dwindling numbers it is up to us to ensure that their sacrifices are not forgotten.....Lest We Forget
http://www.jetter.net/docs/army/vide...anceinTime.wmv Hope this link works...it may take a bit to download but it is worth every second. Cheers Mike Timoshyk Windsor Ontario |
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Stirring...
Mike.
Thanks for bringing that up.. I think they have up dated the video.. Great song..lots of meaning and feelings. Thanks.
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Thank you
Thank you for thanking them.
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This story, from todays Canoe news, fits in perfectly here ...
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Yes, I have liked that one alot. Here's another. The Brits do it a bit different. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtl5kmWrFLg Thank a Vet. Support our Troops. (What? No yellow ribbon emoticon?) regards Darrell |
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Thank you Darrell... that one made me cry, I'm not ashamed to say.
Find me a yellow ribbon and I'll put it up.
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regards Darrell |
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Like this? (It may need a little resizing first?)
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Can anyone explain the idea behind the ? What does it stand for?
How big of an event is the remembrance week in Canada? We here in the Netherlands have our two minutes of silence on 4th of May at 20.00 hours and liberation day on the 5th of May. I was very moved by the British you tube clip, the black and white with colour fragments. I am planning to go to the Holten Canadian war cemetery on 11-11-06 like I do every year Wim
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Hi Wim,
Yellow Ribbon for "Support Our Troops" but I'm not sure who (which Country?) started it. Karmen |
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Toast to our Veterans...
Here is my small tribute to our WW2 vets...
This came to me and just rolled out one early morning as I was reading the obits of all the WW2 vets.. Half hour later it was on paper... I need another inspirational moment to write something for our new and ongoing vets.. This seems like a suitable time and place to post it...Poetic licence applies... This poem was inspired by the sad daily obituaries of our Canadian veterans in every daily newspaper in Canada Lest We Forget T'was under the moon on the sixth of June, In nineteen fourty-four... The boys sailed out, In warships stout.. As so many had before. With rifle and shell,they stepped into hell... For freedom,they'd fight and die.... The French shore ran,with blood and gore.... As Hitler's Armies fell... No boys walked off that beach this day... But men,so brave and strong... Brothers now,by blood and death.. No man could part this bond. A year went by as they fought and died... To keep our country free... Not all came back,from days so black, As they died for you and me. The years have past as they fight their last, A battle they can not win..... We'll raise our glass,to those who pass... Sure God will let them in...... Valhalla calls, these brothers home, The torch they'll pass on yet... For freedom now,we'll honour them.. And say...... "Lest We Forget." At this point ,the speaker raises his glass,and calls for a toast... "OUR VETS...!!!!" Crowd answers.... "OUR VETS......!!!!!" Written by Alex Blair,6th June 2006.
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Wow Alex ... powerful and wonderfully right on in every way!!!
Karmen. |
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU to GEOFF for adding both the Poppy and the Yellow Ribbon of "Support Our Troops" to MLU smilies.
Karmen |
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Excellent
This music seems so much better now I don't associate it with Ben Affleck, such a well done tribute, the producer should be proud.
So I just came home from leading out a Remembrance service at my local high school, the usual format, my branch members not in great numbers, I was helped oot by an Air Cadet and the local Sgt. mountie Bob, they comprised my colour party. I changed some things up in my address this time, I read to them the tribute on the ANZAC memorial in Gallipoli, and compared it to our well known poem by John Mcrae. I and my colour party had previously discussed the protocols of saluting the flag and our national anthem, it was nice to have a mountie on board who wanted to follow regimental order, I told him that I would salute the flags as they dip while "Last Post" played, and he could'nt because he would be the person holding the flag, no problem there, further that during "God Save The Queen" he would salute prior to picking up the colours. I was somewhat surprised at the end of the service when the student MC'ing the event asked the rest to stand while we marched off the colours, I thought Ooops, he forgot the ending, no problem, I queued the piano player and said will you play "God save the Queen"?, she nicely replied "I don't know that part", no problem, I'll lead out myself, I started, Sgt. Mountie Bob saluted, I sang nearly all alone while the student body cooperatively murmured along. Later while speaking with the school principal she told me that the kids don't know "God save the Queen" because it isn't used much anymore.... . When did I get this old? Here's the other good part. We have a number of new folks here now who've arrived from England, one of the ladies is a teacher's aid at the school, I pointed her out to the school principal, joking I should have asked this lady to lead out, because she'd know the words quite well to her old national anthem, the lady replied she didn't know it that well either, as they don't use it that much now either, she said they are'nt all so patriotic as us . I don't think that's the whole truth is it? And is "God Save the Queen" becoming part of our past? BG P.S. Best regards to you UK folks who are quite patriotic |
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