Remembrance Day Video

[Gordon Nore]

Just found this on facebook.

The story behind the song is here...

http://www.terry-kelly.com/pittance/pittance_en.htm

 

[Sukerkin]

Cheers for that Gordon.

I don't know if it's because I know some of what my grandfathers went through in the First and Second World Wars but I always get very emotional about these things (that's my way of letting you know that you managed to reduce a grown man to tears with that ).

 

[Kacey]

It's a great song and video - too bad it was prompted by one person's lack of response to a request for respect.

Thanks for the post!

 

[Gordon Nore]

Cheers for that Gordon.

I don't know if it's because I know some of what my grandfathers went through in the First and Second World Wars but I always get very emotional about these things (that's my way of letting you know that you managed to reduce a grown man to tears with that ).

Didn't mean to do that, Sukerkin. Actually, we had a wonderful Remembrance Day ceremony at school today, Friday, as the eleventh falls on a Sunday this year. Over the last week or so, I've read a number of books to children in my school about war and remembrance this week, I was feeling weepy myself.

It's a great song and video - too bad it was prompted by one person's lack of response to a request for respect.

I showed my students a great film this week about Canada's veterans which was made up entirely of archived footage. One scene showed a small boy wandering through the demolished streets of Tortona, Italy -- even in this old black and white clip, you could see the terror in his eyes as he stared into the camera. In each class I asked the kids if anyone came from a town or city anywhere in the world that looked that way. Hands went up and jaws dropped in every single class.

Without a doubt, it was among the most profound moments I have ever had in the classroom.

 

[Tez3]

We have the Festival of Remembrance tonight in the Albert Hall, London of course tomorrow the Remembrance Sunday Parade in London.

Last month a new place of Remembrance was dedicated to all the service personnel killed or who have died in service since the last world war.

http://www.forcesmemorial.org.uk/the-memorial-project.asp

The Memorial is situated in the National Arboretum where there are many other mermorials that I think will interest many of you who are not from the UK.

http://www.thenma.org.uk/content/Memorial-Information-1105.shtml

 

[tshadowchaser]

A very touching video