11th hour, 11th day, 11 month - Armistice Day

[Colapop]

We do not celebrate war, nor do we glorify it's horror. We remember those that have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the way of life that we enjoy. A minute's silence at 11am this morning is a small price for us to pay.

They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

Lest we forget.

[H00dz]

cheers

Northland remembers them

[Bruiser]

As a returned serviceman and biker I salute their memory.

Lest we forget.

Bruiser

[Big Dan]

As it turned out at 11am this morning my partner and i were at her grandparents head stone and her Grandfather was SRGT Allen F Boyd of the 35th Bat. As Respect to her family and our servicemen i observed a moments silence

Lest we forget and may they Rest in Peace

Big Dan

[Nasty]

Out at Plimmerton the guys and gals on the ride stopped their bikes and had a moments silence. As we did this we take the time to remember and appreciate all that we have due to who have both served and those who have fallen. If it was not for them ....

[janno]

Out at Plimmerton the guys and gals on the ride stopped their bikes and had a moments silence. As we did this we take the time to remember and appreciate all that we have due to who have both served and those who have fallen. If it was not for them ....

. . .we'd all be riding BMWs. And I for one could not touch the ground.

Joking aside, it was a lovely touch to remember Armistice Day on the ride today.

[Boob Johnson]

Twas a weird one, I looked @ my clock on the cell phone & it said 11am 11/11/07 & I thought...........hey it's Armistice day today which got a reply from everyone in the room............"whats that" :slap:



The end of WW1 you FOOLS!!!



(and the unofficial start of WW2)

[Pussy]

We will remember them

[Highlander]

Excellent, Well done Cola Pop.

Now to find the toe rags that grafiti'd on and busted up the memorial in Taurangas memorial park the other day - no morals these young uns .

[Romeo]

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Source: the Forgotten Hope team @ forgottenhope.bf1942files.com - They fought yesterday so we need not fight today

[DougB]

Today at11am on the 11th day of the 11th month I was sitting on the steps of the Cambridge Town hall with other members of the Cambridge brass band, holding my tuba . The Town hall clock chimed 11 times. In front of me were members of all the armed services from Brigaders to school cadets. The Mayor of a French town that NZers liberated late in 1918 was present as were all the local dignitarys and returned servicemen. There were many hundreds of the general public, pipe band, firing party etc etc. (when the firing party fired their volleys two car alarms went off) The flags of the allies were flying and as we played the national anthems of NZ, Australia, Italy, England and America the flags were lowered and wreaths laid by prominent people. Two days of displays of war time vehicles, trucks jeeps, tanks, staff cars, bren gun carriers etc etc was held in a park. A battle recreation was staged.
There was much more