11th day of the 11th month, on the 11th hour...
 

In 1918, a peace treaty was signed by the Central Powers (Germany, Austria, and Turkey) to end the conflict in the west known as the Great War. Supposedly to be "the war to end all wars", it consumed millions of men, material and money. Many served, and many did not come back alive to tell the story of the horrors of the trenches, sea and air. Today is November 11th, 2003; 85 years after the end of WWI.

Just thought I would throw that out there for the uneducated.

18 views, no reply. Have you no respect for war dead?

I do... I'm just too tired to make a fitting comment... our poisoning of the cannibalism thread wore me out...

I didn't know anybody who fought in WW1 but I did a minutes silence oday anyway.

I'm more of a WW2 person. My grandad was in that, he looked after the ammunition. (he had bad eyesight so they wouldn't let him fight) It was during the war that he met my Italian grandmother. I love listening to his war stories, they are fascinating. So I have heaps of respect for WW2 especially just because my gradpa was in it.

With WW1 though I'm not so clued up but I still buy poppies and do the silence.

Actually it's the Allie's fault World War II began. The conditions of piece for Germany were so hard that some predicted WWII when the peace was made.

Whoevers fault it was, there were too many horrific, senseless deaths in that war. On both sides.

Indeed. It has passed, and it is not a time to put the blame on a treaty that was formed 85 years ago. Let the old fighters rest in peace.

And in both wars.

Agreed.

Just giving out few historical facts concerning the topic.

I agree. I hope they all rest in peace.

My grandfather was on Iwo Jima when the Americans raised the American Flag.
Granted, he was not one of the ones to raise the flag, BUT HE WAS THERE! :D

I bet you have had your share of war stories...

:nod: Yes, I have.
My grandfather is the only one I have left....all of my other grandfathers are dead... :cry:

I too have only one grandfather left. But that's life.

True. But I'm gonna see him and my grandmother on Thursday for "The Lion King on Broadway"...so...WEE! :D

The spirits of those in the World Wars do not rest. Amon Goeth sits in my room and belches the alphabet every night. Thats why I'm insane...

My grandfather went through a lot during WW2. He landed on the island of Saipan in the first wave of it's invasion. He told me when the landing craft was going in, it kept having to turn around because of the heavy fire from the Japanese guns. Even worse, he was on a troopship on it's way to invade Okinawa, when the ship got slammed by a Kamikaze.

I believe my great grandfather or someone else fought in either WWI or II. I'm a little fuzzy on it. But I have an American flag that that person kept. It was given to me by my grandmother and hangs on the wall in my bedroom. (Some people don't know it about me, but even though I'm not afraid to criticize this country I am fiercely patriotic)

I have some Japanese things my Grandfather "relieved" from some Japanese soldiers. The best thing being a Japanese flag that was signed by everyone that particular soldier knew.