Off Topic: Armistice day

[sandwichwarrior.livejournal.com]

On the 11th hour of the 11th day...



...the guns fell silent.

I don't have much in the way of commentary except that to romanticize war is to be far removed from it's reality, and that on some level I wish that the US called Nov 11 "Remembrance Day"(as the commonwealth nations do) as opposed to "Veteran's Day". Quiet reflection always felt, to me, far more appropriate than parades and flag waving.

Let's set aside the bickering and politicking for a moment and share stories of friends, family, and honoured ancestors now absent.

I know it's not Friday so my apologies to the Mods for the off topic post.

Comments

[anadinboy.livejournal.com]

armistice day serves as a reminder what a crazy thing an 'armistice' is. WW1 should have carried on till germany was crushed and occupied for all time. As for dresden, that was just a bigger and better version of the nuremberg trials.

[spaz-own-joo.livejournal.com]

whoo boy.

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

That was not really within the power of any of the World War I armies.

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

If it had been there might be as many Turks in Anatolia these days as there are Jews in Europe, as that was what the Treaty of Sevres wanted to accomplish....