"At the 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month"

Always had upmost respect for those who died in these wars. After my family found out the details of the arctic convoys my Grampa served in, it now leaves a lump in my throat.

Major respect, and what a sacrifice was given for us.
 
“The Black Watch are over the Rhine!”

It was the 51st Highland Division who spearheaded the assault into Germany - with the Black Watch and the Gordon Highlanders first to breach the borders of the Reich.
My dad was Black Watch, was blown up in a cellar in a village near Rees, he was posted missing for 3 days, the Germans were in the room above him, until the BlackWatch counter attacked and found him. That was the end of a very long war for him.
 
Attended a service in orcq belgium yesterday.Locals have been remembering 16 black watch soldiers killed on the 23rd of october 1918. My great uncle was one of those killed,great pictures on the orcq facebook page.
 
Canada has a National holiday every 11th Nov and the country wide ceremonies are quite impressive.
Always go to my local Cenotaph ceremony on the 11th and the numbers are in the 1000's.

WE WILL NEVER SEE THEIR LIKES AGAIN.

Humbled!!
A great tribute by the Canadians. We should do the same here.
 
They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

FGAU
Lest we forget
 
“The Black Watch are over the Rhine!”

It was the 51st Highland Division who spearheaded the assault into Germany - with the Black Watch and the Gordon Highlanders first to breach the borders of the Reich.
My dad was in the Gordon Highlanders.
 
I remember them, I remember my Great Uncle who lost his life in Gallipoli, I remember my Paternal Grandfather who succumbed eventually in 1923 to his injuries and last but not least my father who was never the same man after the war... He was a semi professional footballer with Maryhill junior's and had trials with Morton before WW11 , but he was called up, served under Monty in North Africa, Greece and Italy, but he contacted malaria and all through his life it reared it's head and eventually wore him down in the early 70's
 
Anyone local to Aberdeen might want to visit the newly opened refurbished Art Gallery and Cowdray Hall (Remembrance Hall
At Cowdray just now so will see if Museum is open after the service.
 
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My favourite quote for years has been “for our tomorrow, they gave their today“

Says it all really. God rest them all. We should all be forever thankful for their bravery and sacrifice.
The memorial in Bastion was the first time I seen “When you go home tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow we gave our today”

Incredibly moving and poignant words.
 
I remember them, I remember my Great Uncle who lost his life in Gallipoli, I remember my Paternal Grandfather who succumbed eventually in 1923 to his injuries and last but not least my father who was never the same man after the war... He was a semi professional footballer with Maryhill junior's and had trials with Morton before WW11 , but he was called up, served under Monty in North Africa, Greece and Italy, but he contacted malaria and all through his life it reared it's head and eventually wore him down in the early 70's
Your dad's life is very similar to my dads. He was also in the 8th Army and at El Alamein, he also got malaria which revisited him annually and he died in 1976. I'll be thinking about him in half an hour or so at the service at our village war memorial.
 
Even worse now,watching March past at cenotaph,and commentator just mentioned 75th anniversary of the battle of Monte casino!my dad Vinnie fought at that one,Christ 75 years ago,God bless all the ones even before that in the horrendous first world war,never ever forget them,this hankie gets bigger every year!
My da also was there, proud to be a d -day dodger, the italian campaign was brutal
 


My father's squadron in WW2. Lancaster was shot down on bombing run to Berlin 76 years ago next week. The crew survived and he spent the rest of war as POW.
 
Was in silverburn tesco yesterday and donated money to poppy can but didnt take a poppy as I have one in the hoose.

Silly bugger, looked for it prior to Eleven O'clock silence, couldnae find it stood in living room, hand on heart with nae poppy.

Caramba !!!.
 
This was read out this morning,don’t remember hearing it before

It is the Soldier, not the minister
Who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the Soldier, not the poet
Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer
Who has given us freedom to protest.
It is the Soldier, not the lawyer
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the Soldier, not the politician
Who has given us the right to vote.
It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.
 
Seeing the world go on round about me - people don't care. Not because of making the more modern conflicts all about their political views. They just don't care. They don't understand the magnitude of what has happened.

We're so comfortable now that the vast majority don't care. Both world wars really weren't that long ago.

I'm always very critical of modern conflicts but having no choice to fight the tyranny of those 2 world wars and the millions who gave their lives so we could live ours should never be forgotten.

I will always take the time on rememberance sunday and on the 11th for those that made the ultimate sacrifice of dealing with the worst of mankind for the luxuries we now all enjoy.
 
This was read out this morning,don’t remember hearing it before

It is the Soldier, not the minister
Who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the Soldier, not the poet
Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer
Who has given us freedom to protest.
It is the Soldier, not the lawyer
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the Soldier, not the politician
Who has given us the right to vote.
It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.
That is positively brilliant and unbelievably moving.
Thanks.
 
My mum's cousin was lost on HMS Janus barely old enough to vote. All these years later and she still talks about him. All the parents, imagine waving off your son to the unknown. No internet, news and letters takes weeks. That is why we must remember every year. All those men and women who gave up their sons and daughters and stopped what was literally the biggest evil the world has ever known.
 
Went to a service at the war memorial in my Gloucestershire village. Always brilliantly done every year, there's a garrison just outside so we have a squad of soldiers as well as the British Legion, Cubs, Scouts etc. Last Post bugled before the silence and finish with the national anthem on tannoy, always a great turnout. The vicar reads the names of the men of the parish who died in the two wars and I'm always moved that people in their home community are still remembering their names a hundred years later. 27 died in WW1. Imagine that, in what was then a small rural parish, basically the boys from two primary school classes. Lest we forget.
 
My old Division. And remembering my great grandfather Willie, who fell at the 3rd Battle of Ypres.
 
My da also was there, proud to be a d -day dodger, the italian campaign was brutal
Didn't even know he fought there,until after he passed away,always kidded on he ran away from gunfire!then i read the story of Monte casino,was one of the worst battles in the war(sorry not trying to catagarise deaths or battles)nice to know he was in good company wi yer da!Hamish imlach the folk singer sung that song"the d day dodgers"gigged with him a couple of times and he told me the full story of that song,being a parody,about how brutal casino was,cheers mate WATP
 
I think the words I saw are based on that very memorial.

Especially given its location and the circumstances I hope that memorial stands forever!
It’ll be levelled like the rest of the camp now mate, found this article today though.

 
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