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Over here, in the U.S., we tend to forget the Great War - we call it World War I now. 93 years ago today a hugely devastating conflict ended; it began 97 years ago, in August 1914. The war left over 15 million people dead and 20 million more wounded.
When I was a kid, I remember U.S. veterans of this war asking for donations for poppies one could pin on one's lapel. I'm sure "Buddy Poppies" are still with us, but Great War veterans, living ones, are with us no longer. What should never go extinct, however, is the memory of those veterans and their great sacrifice.
Britain comes to a standstill on Armistice Day to observe a two-minute
silence to remember those who fought and died for the country
Also in DM today:
The mother who lost five sons: On Armistice Day, the heartbreaking
story of the biggest loss by a British family in the Great War
When I was a kid, I remember U.S. veterans of this war asking for donations for poppies one could pin on one's lapel. I'm sure "Buddy Poppies" are still with us, but Great War veterans, living ones, are with us no longer. What should never go extinct, however, is the memory of those veterans and their great sacrifice.
Britain comes to a standstill on Armistice Day to observe a two-minute
silence to remember those who fought and died for the country
more at Daily Mail link above, with plenty of pictures, of courseTributes to the war dead have begun around the world as people observe two minutes' silence to mark Armistice Day.
Offices and schools in Britain fell quiet and people stopped in the streets at 11 o'clock this morning to remember those who have died in global conflicts.
War memorials in the UK's villages, towns and cities became the focal point for remembrance at the '11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month' - the time the peace agreement between Germany and the Allies took effect in 1918 after four years of fighting.
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Also in DM today:
The mother who lost five sons: On Armistice Day, the heartbreaking
story of the biggest loss by a British family in the Great War