Howdy!
Regards to all of the Veterans, families and friends of Veterans, and to everyone who knows or knew a person serving in the armed forces of any country.
Out here it is called Rememberance Day, and we wear the red poppy badge that derived from the poppies that grow in the fields of Flanders where WWI trenches took so many lives.
11am silence is observed at most places and especially at services at cenotaphs and memorials, and the Last Post bugle call is played. But our veterans marches are held on Anzac Day in April, which commemorates the landings by the Australian & New Zealand Army Corp on the beaches at Gallipoli in WWI.It can be quite unnerving to be in a busy shopping centre and suddenly see everyone stop and stand in silence for 2 minutes. It still happens like that in most places. And all broadcasters (TV at least, didn't check radio this year) observe the silence too.
BTW - in another thread about golden syrup I posted a recipe for Anzac biscuits. These "cookies" originated when packages were made to send to the troops in WWI. They kept well and survived the long trip by sea.
We veterans thank you for remembering us and all our comrades in arms that have passed before us.
Kate T. South Mississippi
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