November 11th - Armistace - Veterans - Remembrance Day
These heros are dead. They died for liberty, they died for us. They are at rest.. They sleep in the land they made free, under the flag they rendered stainless, under the solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the tearful willows, the embrtacing vines. They sleep beneath the shadow of the clouds, carleless alike of sunshine or storm, each in the windowless palace of rest. Earth may run red with other wars they are at peace. In the midst of the battles, in roar of conflicts, they found the serenity of death.
- - Author Unknown
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 1918, the order to 'cease fire' was issued and started the process of bringing World War I to a close. The .Allied and Central Powers signed an armistice agreement at 5 am in Marshal Foch’s railway car in the Forest of Compiegne, France.
The formal treaty ending World War I was signed in the Place of Versailles in France on June 28th 1919.
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The traditions of November 11th have changed over the years, from the two minutes of silence at 11 o'clock to remember the World War I Armistace to the remembrance of all veterans on this day.
Veterans' Day (formerly Armistice Day)
Remembrance Day
Please join me at 11 o'clock am, 11/11 your time zone, for a moment of silence to remember all of our veterans. And if you are a veteran, Thank You.
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