Armistice/Veterans Day

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Author: jocksnsocks2002
Date Posted:
11/11/2021 12:00:00 AM

Subject: Armistice/Veterans Day
At the eleventh hour

of the eleventh day

of the eleventh month ...

The war which was intended to end all wars was brought to an armistice - a laying down of weapons, and as history has shown, only a temporary cessation in hostilities - and yet to this day, women and men across the globe continue to answer the call to duty and to service on behalf of their fellow citizens.

We respectfully wear poppies, in recollection of the row on row in Flanders Field, and we solemnly gather in our respective houses of worship and in front of our respected cenotaphs, ever mindful of unmarked graves and to the remains "known only to God" around the world.

How many of the men who have served were issued an athletic supporter, during basic training and for the terrifying drop in a parachute? How many did not survive, and not only died "with their boots on" but strapped in a jock? How many of us, who have served and who salute our fellow veterans, likewise have run our courses and the gamut of obstacles, clad first in a jockstrap and then in the protective gear and kit of our respective branches of services? How many school students have been instructed in physical education by men who have been physically educated through combat, and who have stressed the importance of being properly fitted out?

Our prayers are for those who have fallen, and our prayers remain with the loved ones of those who have not returned. We salute the valour of those who have served and commend those who, at this very time, are responding to the Call. Please know that you are loved, you are admired, you are commended, and you are supported.

As the poppies, mingled with our tears, fall today -

We shall remember.

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