Who will you remember this 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month?

By second daughter was born today, I will remember that plus the world didn’t end.
Happy 111111

(Hey denver its only 21.52 here in NZ , where are you at 11am on the 11th?)

I’m in the UK it’s currently 9am here.

sweet,

edit, it wasn’t my 2nd bi daughter, merely MY second daughter. lol

(I’m typing with shades on cos my glasses broke)

My friends! We celebrate dates with coincedental arrangement. But of course let’s not forget that it’s also Armistice Day.

My uncle died two weeks ago – he was a tank-man (there’s probably a more accurate term for this!) during WW2. I shall remember him, and I shall think of the experiences my dad had, and my grandmother, during the war… My grandfather was a prisoner of war in Japan, so I shall be thinking of him… My own father died needlessly in his own personal battle. (Can’t help but remember him all the more at times of rememberance.)

But perhaps more than those, I shall be thinking of the family of the person who was named as killed in action just yesterday, and of the families still dealing with their grief from all the more recent wars. (There’s been a series on the radio all week where mothers are remembering their lost sons through the music on their ipods… I’ve been in floods of tears every day listening to this.)

My sister who died just before midnight on the 10/11.

My father who did not die during WW2 but did serve.

Great uncles who I never met but I have discovered were wounded or died during WW1. One during the battle of the Somme.

And the many military personnel I have not met and do not know but who gave their lives in conflicts to preserve the freedoms I now enjoy.

@Bellatrix , my heart skipped a beat when reading Your Sister.
i pray she is blessed

Thank you @Boogabooga1. I miss her and I was blessed to have her as my sister.

I just want to give you a hug right now,
thats the problem with pcs

My grandfather, whose WWI footlocker I have. My Dad and actually, all the relatives of his generation who saw combat in WWII, my beloved and recently deceased cousin and the others of his generation, of course who saw combat in Vietnam, my sister who was an Air Force nurse, and my nephew who had two tours as a Marine, one in Iraq, one in Afghanistan, and all the others, of course, who have ever served. Thanks,All.

My sister. It’s her birthday. I always think of my father on Veteran’s Day too as he served in the military from World War II right through Vietnam.

All my brothers and sisters wherever they may be. It takes a certain sort of person to be a soldier, and there is always a price to pay, but you live .. and die… in the knowledge that, because of you and those like you, little children can play in the sun without fear of being slaughtered, adults can pursue their livlihoods with a reasonable expectation of going home at the end of the day, people of all ages can sleep peacefully in their beds at night, because you drew a line in the sand and said, “This far and no further.”

And a special remembrance for Peter Borsay, my best friend from college, who died in Vietnam.

My father, who served in the U.S. Navy in WWII, along with his three brothers. (Two Navy and one Army.) Of those who are still living: two of my Brothers-in-law, both Navy men who served and were out just before the Vietnam war. A nephew who served as a medic in Iraq. A work friend who just came home from Afghanistan. And, of course, all those who served and still serve.

The sun of one of my co workers actually turns 11 today.

My little brother was born on that date. He is a shithead.

In some regions of Germany on 11/11 at 11:11am many Carnival enthusiasts will celebrate like this

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karneval,_Fastnacht_und_Fasching#Zeitlicher_Verlauf

I heard on the German news today that even in smaller towns hundreds of couples wanted to get married, far more than the officials could handle. Well, who will ever forget November 11, 2011.

My sister-in-law’s Grandpa Jack Graham.

“Jack was a proud Veteran of WWII where he was a member of the Essex Scottish Regiment. He was captured at Dieppe and was a prisoner of war for 34 months”

Looking at Facebook and a great deal of my Canadian friends have changed their profile picture to honor Remembrance Day.

I’m a daughter of the American Revolution and truthfully, I am not very patriotic.
I have not been effected by any of the wars on a personal level, but do have a pretty distinguished family history.

Don’t get me wrong, I support our soldiers but I do not support war.

I was a child of the 60’s, make love not war is my motto. ;-)

Me Mum, whose birthday it is! Happy Birthday, Mom!

Happy bday, Wunday’s Mum!

My husband who has served for almost 20 years now and has had 3 deployments to war zones.

My cousin who was MIA/POW in WW2. His body was never found.

Many of my friends who serve or have served and some that have lost their lives while serving.

I realise how grateful I am that my father wasn’t killed at war when he was in the military but I am also proud that he did serve.

I honor all Veterans.

@Leanne1986 I’m the same, I grew up an army brat and my father saw many a dangerous deployment and I am so happy that I will get to see him relax into his retirement, he’ll turn 65 next year. I’ve known so many fall and now my cousins are in ongoing conflicts (they joke, different desert, same shit) and I’ll be honest I’m not sure how much more I can take. I understand the sacrifice they make for us but in no way do I think anyone should have to make that sacrifice.

I want to thank each of you who, in some way honor those who served. Try to remember especially those who were drafted in earlier wars, yet fought with bravery and sometimes distinction. Volunteers are great, and I love serving with them, but draftees served because they were ordered to, not because they necessarily wanted to.