Site closed for rememberance nice one

[Corsair7]

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.

Well Done unfortunately I was manning the Phones here in the office and shutting them down as it commenced so saw it pop up on the screen.

Apart from the fact that the Major dhead (well, he was a Major, not sure of his name) didnt bring the parade to attention on the first siren, then did two minutes later, and we were all still stood there at 7 minutes past the hour as it slowly started to dawn on the tosser that he'd bksed the whole thing up. I mean, how fekin stupid do you have to be to become a zob these days?

Seems the army needs to buy their officers an accurate watch or two.

[tubbystu]

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]

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.

I don't recall silences at workplaces before about 2000

[tubbystu]

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.

[Corsair7]

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.

I don't recall silences at workplaces before about 2000

Forces always did. Before 2000, my only work experiance was Forces, so couldnt realy tell you if civvies did this. I think some did though.