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.

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[devil-ad-vocate.livejournal.com]

My uncle thought he was too old to be drafted in 1942. He went anyway: north Africa, Italy, and then landed at Utah Beach on D-Day. He also was with the unit that liberated Dachau. The first night he was home, he told his family to ask him anything they wanted to know about the war; he told them all of his experiences - good and bad. Then he requested that they never ask him about the war again.