At 11:00

[kanook]

On the 11th day of the 11th month at 11:00 will you remember?

It has taken a lot to see if you will remember.

 

[General Geoff]

Can't remember, per se, as I wasn't born until after the Great War (as I'm sure most others on this board were too). But I appreciate the commemoration of the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, nonetheless.

 

[U.S.SFC_RET]

Although I wasn't in existence my recent ancestors were. They were there during the great war. Armistice day is a day I hope that is never forgotten.

I remember listening to some of the veterans of that war when I was younger. I will never forget those World War I veterans who passed on.
They did their duty for our country. They found it hard to accept the fact that they were considered expendable.
My father warned me that Uncle Sam will can be very impersonal at times when you are in the service. He was right.

To those who are veterans: Thank you from the very bottom of my heart for what you did. You did your duty.

You probably never knew the sacrifices that were before you even when stepping out of uniform.
A veteran can empathize.

 

[Gunfighter123]

To ALL the Vets , past and present = THANK YOU for keeping us FREE !!!!

 

[Isher]

My grand dad was U.S. Cavalry Colonel in WWI, on the ground in Europe.

My dad was with Claire Chennault and the 14th Airforce (Flying Tigers)

In WWII.

And I was born on November 11.

So, pretty straightforward.

isher

 

[paintballdude902]

My dad was with Claire Chennault and the 14th Airforce (Flying Tigers)

small world thats my distant cousin


my great grandfather and his twin brother both faught duriing wwI

i set an alarm on my phone to make sure i could take a moment of my time

 

[StealthyBlagga]

I made a point of sitting down with my kids for a 1-minute silence today. Important IMHO.

 

[bang_bang]

I shall have a drink in honor for all of those that has served at 11:00.

Thanks to all who have served or are currently serving our great country.

 

[CooperThunder]

I remember being in Melbourne (Australia) on every 11th of the 11th before 11am to watch the sun go over the overhead window at the Shrine of Remembrance. On that day, at that hour of that month each year, the sun shines on that overhead window and the word "LOVE" at the tomb of the unknown soldier that probably fought in the Battle of Gallipoli...

This past two years I am here in the US ... on this day.

 

[armoredman]

My grandfather built hospitals in France with the AEF, 333rd Engineers, 1918.
"On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the guns fell silent."
Rest in peace, ye honored dead, rest in peace.

 

[Leanwolf]

In late 1918, my father who had just turned 18, had been drafted and was riding a train on his way to Fort Benning, Georgia, to be inducted into the Army, on Nov. 11, 1918.

When he, and the other draftees arrived, they were told that the war was over and they were no longer needed in the Army. They remained at Fort Benning for a couple of days and were then released to go home. (I believe that at that time Benning was called "Camp Benning," and shortly thereafter was designated as a "fort." ???)

L.W.

 

[Wishoot]

God Bless Those That Have Served.​