Today is the anniversary of the armistice which brought the bloodbath of WWI to an end when the guns fell silent at 1100hrs 11 Nov 1918.
The fighting continued right up until 1100 hrs with nearly 3000 deaths on the last day. Even in the last few minutes!
Many of those who fought and their families believed that this really was"The War to end War".
Sadly it wasn't.
In the UK and many other nations of the Commonwealth the Armistice is commemorated as is the sacrifice of those caught up in the maelstrom on the nearest Sunday to the 11th November, this year it was Sunday 9th.
However, today is Remembrance day and at 1100hrs GMT we observe the two minute silence of the tradition.
Please join us.
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"At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them"
The Fureys - Green Fields of France - YouTube
(If this won't play in your region it is the song Green Fields of France by Eric Bogle 1976)
Regards
Mark
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