In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders Fields.
In my French lecture today Dr. Banks brought this to our attention before we had 2 minutes of silence.
On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a drug store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the store’s PA asking customers who would still be on the premises at 11:00 AM to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for us.
Terry was impressed with the store’s leadership role in adopting the Legion’s “two minutes of silence” initiative. He felt that the store’s contribution of educating the public to the importance of remembering was commendable.
When eleven o’clock arrived on that day, an announcement was again made asking for the “two minutes of silence” to commence. All customers, with the exception of a man who was accompanied by his young child, showed their respect.
Terry’s anger towards the father for trying to engage the store’s clerk in conversation and for setting a bad example for his child was channeled into a beautiful piece of work called, “A Pittance of Time”. Terry later recorded “A Pittance of Time” and included it on his full-length music CD, “The Power of the Dream”.
In the interest of creating a greater awareness of the sacrifices that have been made and are still being made on our behalf, “A Pittance of Time” has been adapted to the French language and titled “C’est si peu de temps”. Music videos for both audio tracks too were produced in support of the campaign and a musical/theatrical concert production, “Two Minutes of Silence – A Pittance of Time”, was written for the stage.
“Two Minutes of Silence - A Pittance of Time” combines music and theatre in an emotional production that looks at the folly of war. The inspirational songs and dramatic monologues evoke memories both tinged with sadness and joy that ultimately underscore the need for hope and faith in the goodness of humankind.
you guys talk about remembering the dead, specifically in ww1 and ww2, but you do nothing about the on going wars. the war in afghanistan and iraq are completely faught on false pretenses.
k, first... the war in afghanistan, or as it is sometimes called, The UN sanctioned international peacekeeping mission, is a very different issue from Iraq. from what I have heard and looked into, Canada doesn't even have a military presence in Iraq! we help out in ways like training police and the Iraqi army, but we said No to actually invading them. now I will agree that I could be speaking out against the war in Iraq... but wait, I do! I don't support it at all!
Now afghanistan, pretty sure it's being fought for the reasons the UN has accepted. It's called peacekeeping for a reason. and if you don't support that, good for you, dissent is the most important aspect of democracy. second to that is participation in the system. did you vote? you probably did, since you seem involved... but so did I. so did a lot of people. so how can you just immediately assume that we're doing nothing about these wars???
On a much more important note than you, today is a special day, and we should all remember the dead in the great wars in our country's history. I struggle to even imagine what life would be like if they hadn;t fought for us, some losing their lives for us. so my thoughts and thanks go out to the dead, injured, and living who had to suffer the consequences of those wars.
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