"Dave Smith" wrote in message ...

On 2014-11-11 10:41 AM, Yeff wrote:
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> The Canadians get it...
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> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kX_3y3u5Uo>
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We like to think that we take Remembrance Day seriously. My wife and I
do. Both us us come from military families. Her grandfather fought in
the Boer War and at Vimy Ridge, and her father was in the American Army
and saw action in France in WWI. My father was in the air force for
almost 5 years during the war, was shot down and escaped. One uncle was
in the navy and two in the army. Then there was the uncle I never met,
me aunt's first husband who was killed on his first operational flight.


We go to the Sunday ceremony in town and to the one at the Legion on
Remembrance Day. I am always disappointed at the turnout. For the Sunday
ceremony there are the some local veterans, the local cadet corps, the
local politicians and their spouses, and maybe a dozen others like me
and my wife. The Remembrance Day ceremony gets only about 150 people.
I have been to Liberation Day ceremonies twice at the war graves
cemetery in Denmark where my father was buried with his crew mates and
and each time there were 300-400 people in attendance.

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The original message is not on my computer, but I think the intent is
obvious from your message.

My father always came home with little red poppies for each of us, and I
remember him talking about Flanders Field. When I was 6 years old, my
parents took me to the parade. They gave me a little American flag, and I
marched with a group of school children.

MaryL