Madilayn
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Remember - November 11 is Rememberence Day.
This is the day where we remember all of those who have fought in wars to protect the freedom we take for granted.
The day - 11 November - was originally Armistace Day, celebrating the end of World War 1. After World War II, it was agreed throughout the world to extend the rememberance to all conflicts.
In Australia, we remember those who have given the supreme sacrifice for their Country by The Ode.
"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."
The Ode is a verse from a poem called "For the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon. In Australia and New Zealand, The Ode is carved on War Memorials and is recited on both Anzac and Rememberence Day Ceremonies.
To read the full poem, visit here
For a fandom that loves a fighting team, a fandom where one of the main characters died for his team, it is doubly important that we, as a fandom, honour those who defend us.
I hate war - but revere those of our soldiers who go to work each day knowing that they may be asked to die in their line of duty.
For a history of Rememberane Day, visit here
Lest We Forget. Rememberance Day 11/11
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This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by Madilayn on 11-11-2008 at 06:27.
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11-11-2008 06:25
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SJ_SwanJun
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November 11 is as important to me as April 25th is.
I may not be in Australia anymore, but that date is still extremely important to me...
I know that I won't hear the Last Post being played on the radio today as we are asked to bow our heads in silence (it seems that it is forgotten in the Corporate world), but know that I will think, remember and respect those who died for our freedoms for much longer than a solitary 60 seconds today ...
I will add a favourite peom of mine to this threat.
This was written in May of 1915 by a Canadian Soldier in response to a brave death of one of his former students -- and a friend.
In Flander's Fields
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 Flander's 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, tho poppies grow
In Flander's fields.
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-191
Canadian Army
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11-11-2008 10:35
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Hinotori
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12-11-2008 22:45
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