Rememberance Sunday

[Hero]

Every year we dedicate this Sunday to those who fought in the first and second world war. Most of us wear the red poppy of rememberance (some wear a white one or both white+red), I don't know if America does the same thing but I am sure you guys stateside do something pretty big. Forgive my ignorance if the USA does the poppy thing too :)

http://www.glasgowswinterfestivals.com/images/remembrance-Sunday/Remembrance_Sunday_01.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e198/Ken_Flatt2/PaddyMike.jpg
This dude is my Grandad who went out there in WW2, his comrades called him Paddy Mike because of his Irish temper.

[Mecha Cow]

Never heard of this but I have the utmost respect for soldiers, so *salute* I guess.

[That Matt Guy]

We don't do the poppy thing down here, but we celebrate veterans day on the 11th of November, the date WWI ended. My grandfather was in the Marine Corps in WW2 and fought at Saipan and Okinawa, where the ship he was on was hit by a kamikaze.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Does every war has a day like this?

[Raph's Girl]

Ah...I was wondering what Rememberance Sunday was.....

The U.S has various holidays to remember the veterans: Mostly Veterans Day Nov 11th and Memorial Day in May.

*salutes her dad, grandfathers, great aunt, great uncles, great-grandfather, and other ancestors who were in the various wars over the centuries*

On My dad's side:
Dad - didn't fight but was involved in the first Persian Gulf War (he was a mechanic in the Air Force and fixed planes. One of the planes he worked one was shot down)
Grandfather - Faught in WWII. Helped storm Normandy Beach on D-Day. My dad has all the medals he earned.
Great-Grandfather - Faught in WWI. Something I found out when doing genealogy research. I found his WWI draft card.
Great Aunt Anna - One of the first female Marines
Great Uncle - POW in a Japanese internment camp. Was forced on the Batan march in the Phillipeans where he was stationed.
Cousin - Maj. Roy Lehto, currently serving in Iraq.

Mom's side:
Grandfather - Korean War (not exactly sure what he did in the war. I need to ask him about that one of these days)
Also have ancestors who faught and died in the War of 1812 at the Battle of New Orleans.

[Scandia]

We have Veterans Day this coming Tuesday. It honors all veterans from all wars. That would be our equivalent.

[Katie]

Veterans day: The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.


I come from a long line of veterans. The Army has been my family business...well until my brother and me. He doesn't have a spleen (due to a STUPID drunken cliff diving accident) and I...well, I decided I wanted to go to college instead.

My dad went to Vetnam and deid his tour...and came home after being injured.

Both biological and mt step-grandfather were in World War II in Europe and my mom's two dads in the Pacific.

My mom's real father was killed in some recon mission in Korea (which is apparently still classified since not even the freedom of information act will open his file.) He was a pilot. We (my dad, who just retired a full colonel) think he may have died in some secret mission into China.

My Dad's grandfather (who I had the pleasure of knowing in my life) was a veteran of World War I

[Machias Banshee]

We have some military history in our family. An ancestor was a general for Napoleon. Pepere was in the military. My dad just barely avoided going to Vietnam by just days... my brother went into the Army reserves and served in Iraq.

We do have poppies here, usually given out by the K of C. I used to have one on my keychain for years... Sang "Eternal Father" at church today... Heck, I used to love giving free fountain drinks to the folks when they came into our store with their camo on.. who would think a cup of coffee could lift someone's spirits..?

[Jester]

Military brat here too. Dad was in the Air Force and retired in 2001. His Dad (served in Korea as a mechanic) and brother were also Airmen. One of my cousins also served in the Air Force, and is now in the Guard finishing his 20 years there.

On mom's side Grandpa was in the army (also served in Korea, has a Purple Heart, doesn't really talk about why he got it, not really one top push the issue either, ya know.) His son was a Marine for a short time and one of his other daughters is in the Navy.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Why not have only one single day for all war victims all over the Earth, both military and civilian, celebrated in every country? They're all victims to the same stupidity and maybe it would better help to understand that instead of creating so much nationalism that it only leads to war.

[Machias Banshee]

Just as a note, this thread is a memorial... please don't make it a political issue.

http://www.worldofstock.com/slides/NPF3774.jpg

[The Stryker]

The guy has a point. but whatever, Sunshine and lollipops yay!

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Just as a note, this thread is a memorial... please don't make it a political issue.

http://www.worldofstock.com/slides/NPF3774.jpg

Yes, but still you can't avoid that the thread is a memorial for deaths caused as a result of political decisions.

[Machias Banshee]

Look.. the thread is for people to remember their family members. Please leave it at that... I'm asking you.

[Sewer Bull]

Why not have only one single day for all war victims all over the Earth, both military and civilian, celebrated in every country? They're all victims to the same stupidity and maybe it would better help to understand that instead of creating so much nationalism that it only leads to war.

I second that.

[Evenstar227]

Military service runs in my family, too. I have 3 brothers in the armed forces (Marines, Army, and National Guard), and both my parents were in the Air Force. Going back, I have aunts on my mom's side and uncles on both sides who were in the military (one uncle was in the Navy, and was on the USS Carl Vinson when they filmed Behind Enemy Lines; he has a "cameo" :lol:), as well as grandfathers and great grandfathers who served.

[cowabunga14]

We have Veterans Day this coming Tuesday. It honors all veterans from all wars. That would be our equivalent.
Yes. My grandpa on my Dad's side was in Pearl Harbor, so I guess that would count. And my Dad almost ended up fighting in the Vietnam War and I would've been born if he did.

[That Matt Guy]

Why not have only one single day for all war victims all over the Earth, both military and civilian, celebrated in every country? They're all victims to the same stupidity and maybe it would better help to understand that instead of creating so much nationalism that it only leads to war.

i agree, but what is wrong with honoring the common man who interrupted his normal life to serve their country in a time of war? it's celebrating the people, not the political ideas behind a conflict. plus, i doubt many people will say WWII was "stupidity."