Site closed for rememberance nice one
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Guam said:
Corsair7 said:
Guam said:
Nicely Done PH, probably a world first I reckon Haymarket should be commended for that little memorial you just placed on our screens
Thank You
(Ex grunt)
Glad to say I missed that as I was outside in the cold and rain on parade reflecting on more important things.Thank You
(Ex grunt)
Seems the army needs to buy their officers an accurate watch or two.
ritmo said:
when did we start having a 2 minute silence on Armistice day as well as Rememberance Day ?
Doh !The 2 minute silence on the 11th hour of the 11th day is the original act of rememberance, starting in 1919. In 1945 Armistice Day observance was then moved to Remembrance Sunday. Since the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War (in 1995), it has become more usual to hold ceremonies and silences on both Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.
The dead troops being repatriated from the Gulf and Afghanistan conflicts have also made the forces sacrifices more obvious to our generation.
tubbystu said:
ritmo said:
when did we start having a 2 minute silence on Armistice day as well as Rememberance Day ?
Doh !The 2 minute silence on the 11th hour of the 11th day is the original act of rememberance, starting in 1919. In 1945 Armistice Day observance was then moved to Remembrance Sunday. Since the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War (in 1995), it has become more usual to hold ceremonies and silences on both Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.
The dead troops being repatriated from the Gulf and Afghanistan conflicts have also made the forces sacrifices more obvious to our generation.
ritmo said:
I don't recall silences at workplaces before about 2000
The post 9/11 3 minute worldwide silence and losses in Iraq, Afghanistan etc have probably increased the general awareness ? Perhaps it depends on the town/city, business, management etc.
The fire station opposite our old building used to fire a maroon (very, very big bang) at 11am and let rip with the sirens 2 mins later - it was hard to ignore.
"Remembering" on the 11th has again become more the norm, with parades and services on the Sunday which personally I don't think is a bad thing.
ritmo said:
tubbystu said:
ritmo said:
when did we start having a 2 minute silence on Armistice day as well as Rememberance Day ?
Doh !The 2 minute silence on the 11th hour of the 11th day is the original act of rememberance, starting in 1919. In 1945 Armistice Day observance was then moved to Remembrance Sunday. Since the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War (in 1995), it has become more usual to hold ceremonies and silences on both Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.
The dead troops being repatriated from the Gulf and Afghanistan conflicts have also made the forces sacrifices more obvious to our generation.
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