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| Parading at Belar |
We all came dressed in honor of our veterans and DJ Jaffee spun some wonderful ROCK but added in all the parade anthems from the many countries military. We had British and Canadian representation
. On a Historical Note... November 11 is the remembrance day because WWI ended with an Armistice on eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month...therefor the 11th of November 1918, marks the cessation of the most destructive war in human annals.
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| Flanders Field |
Sea handed out
Poppies, which are a bright red flower, a symbol of Veterans Day after the bloody WWI battle in Flanders Field, in Belgium. The soil in the battle fields became scattered with rubble, making the soil rich with lime (the mineral, not the fruit). Poppies thrived in the fertile soil. Many soldiers were buried in Flanders field, creating a contrast of white crosses and
vibrant red poppies. Major John McCrae was a
Canadian surgeon who was moved by the sight of this, leading him to pen one of the most memorable war
poems ever written -
In Flanders Fields.
Salute to you and your families --- Hevy.
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