Veteran's Day: Lest We Forget.
Nov. 11th, 2003 01:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dragonlady7From here:
This day commemorates the Armistice signed in 1918 that ended World War I. Approximately 9 million people, soldiers and civilians alike, died in this 1914-1918 war between Germany, Austria, Italy; France, the British Empire and Commonwealth (including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand); Russia, the United States, and several other small nations caught in the middle. November 11th is a day to reflect upon the sacrifices of soldiers throughout the world, throughout history.
Symbol: A red poppy is often used to symbolize this day, stemming from the incongruous sight of beautiful fields of red poppies springing up in the devastated, blood-soaked battlefields of France and Belgium.
This day commemorates the Armistice signed in 1918 that ended World War I. Approximately 9 million people, soldiers and civilians alike, died in this 1914-1918 war between Germany, Austria, Italy; France, the British Empire and Commonwealth (including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand); Russia, the United States, and several other small nations caught in the middle. November 11th is a day to reflect upon the sacrifices of soldiers throughout the world, throughout history.
Symbol: A red poppy is often used to symbolize this day, stemming from the incongruous sight of beautiful fields of red poppies springing up in the devastated, blood-soaked battlefields of France and Belgium.
