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Ms. Freya

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I wear my poppy and try to attend the ceremony at work on Remembrance Day. If I can't I'll observe the moment of silence.

No family members lost specifically in WW1, but my paternal grandfather was retired military and knew a number of people who fought. He himself fought in WW2 and my maternal grandparents are here in Canada because of WW2, so I try to take a moment to think about it because of how much of an affect it's had on my family.
 

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I assume Remembrance Day is a Canadian holiday, similar to our Memorial Day?

As for a WW1 loss, a great uncle of DH's died of influenza while serving in the Army during that war. That was 1918, the year of the huge influenza outbreak that took thousands of lives.
 

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Usually I will observe a moment of silence. My mom always purchased a poppy from veterans selling them.
Tomorrow I will be attending the funeral of a Navy chief
 

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Yes, both my grandpas faught in WWII. The grandpa that I still have, actually flew a plane all down southern america and the islands in the atlantic area. He has lost a lot of his buddies during the war and after the war, it is very hard on him. I plan on going and visiting my grandpa tomorrow to give my thanks to such an amazing man.
 

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Yes I wear a poppy and observe a moment of silence.

My father actually served in the Air Force during WWII he was called up just after his 18th birthday. He never really talked much about the war and I do think it had a very profound impact on him being so young and all. I do know he would never watch a war movie.
My mother lost an older brother but again she didn't talk to much about him either. I did also have a great uncle that lost his arm in battle. It's funny because you hear about all these people who like to tell war stories and such but they certainly didn't come from my relatives. Most never talked about it much at all.
 

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It is referred to as Veteran's Day in the US. I don't believe they have poppies around here like the do in Canada and England. I have never seen them anyways.

I do not know if I had relatives in WWI, but I have had them in every other war since the Revolution. My grandpa was a Marine in WWII. He died when I was very young so I didn't really know him, but he would never, ever talk about the war to anyone.
 

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[ I don't believe they have poppies around here like the do in Canada and England. I have never seen them anyways.
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Around here, you'll run into veterans selling artificial poppies in front of stores on Memorial Day. They say the poppies are made by disabled vets, and all the proceeds go to fund veteran's needs.

I do not know if I had relatives in WWI, but I have had them in every other war since the Revolution.
Somehow, my family missed WWI---either too old or too young. I did have family members in the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWII, Korea, and VietNam. I now have a nephew in the Marine Corp. who's been to Iraq twice.

I have the utmost respect for veterans, and can't imagine doing what they have done. My great-great-grandpa, for example, joined the Union army at the age of 42. He had immigrated from Germany in 1852, and had a wife and 5 children, but he still joined to fight for his new homeland and served for 4 years. I truly can't imagine the sacrifices he and gr.gr. grandma made; I'm extremely proud to be part of their family.
 

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In the U.S. it's not a holiday where anything is closed, but schools usually have assemblies or something.

The only war anyone in my family fought in was the war of 1812. For the rest they were either too old or too young. But we always buy poppies from the vets selling them.
 

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I wear a poppy and observe silence at 11 am. Remembrance Day is also a public Holiday in BC, and there are many observances. One thing we do every year is attend a Remembrance Day concert by Chor Leoni, which is always very contemplative and moving.

While many members of my family have been members of the forces at one time or another, none, thankfully, has been killed in war. This is not to say we haven't had our loss, as we do have a family member who has in recent years done several tours, first in Bosnia and more recently in Afghanistan, that have not been without consequence to him and his family. Nuff said.
 
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Not a holiday here either, but we do wear our poppies and observe a min of silence at 11am.

Kendra had her Rememberance day parade last Sunday....


Bless all who sacrificed their lives for us
 

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Some trivia for you folks:



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In Canada, Remembrance Day is a public holiday, as well as being a statutory holiday everywhere except Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Northwest Territories.[5] The official national ceremonies are held at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, presided over by the Governor General of Canada, any members of the Canadian Royal Family (such as Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, in 2009),[6] the Prime Minister, and other dignitaries, to the observance of the public. Typically, these events begin with the tolling of the Carillon in the Peace Tower, during which serving members of the Canadian Forces (CF) arrive at Confederation Square, followed by the Ottawa diplomatic corps, Ministers of the Crown, special guests, the Royal Canadian Legion (RCL), the viceregal party, and, if present, the royal party. Before the start of the ceremony, four armed sentries and three sentinels – two flag sentinels and one nursing sister – are posted at the foot of the cenotaph.
 

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Tomorrow is also Veterans' Day in the U.S. I usually wear an American flag pin. I always thank a veteran if I meet one. And I always thank my DH, who is a Persian Gulf War vet (Marine Corps).

My Dad is deceased, but he was a WWII vet; his brother, ditto; my brother was a Vietnam vet; my Dad's Dad fought in WWI; my cousin in Korea; various men on Dad's side fought in the Civil War; and I have at least 1 Revolutionary War (American) ancestor. (You may notice that I say nothing about my Mom's side--she's British--don't know if any of HER ancestors fought mine on the Rev War!)

I also have an ancestor who died in the Civil War in the notorious Southern prison camp, Andersonville. He died of dysentery. He was from Massachusetts.
 
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