Lest We Forget
By Ben Meisner
Thursday, November 11, 2010 03:45 AM
Each year we stop on November 11th to pay homage to the men and women who died fighting for their country.
In the first world war, young boys , some only 12 years old signed up to fight for their country. The last Canadian Army Veteran of the 1st world war died just last February. He went to war when he was only 15.
Young men were thrown into battle with scarcely a thought about their youth and in many cases their lives.
Since that time Canadian men and women have fought in World War 2, the Korean conflict, numerous Peace Keeping duties and now the war in Afghanistan.
No matter where they have served, we all should be beholding for what they gave to their country the ultimate sacrifice, their lives.
On November 11th take a moment to step back and try and imagine just what these young soldiers did for us.
It was put so well by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae (1872-1918)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Posted by: jonnypg on November 11 2010 3:58 AM