[GreenKeys] Veterans day is Friday

[Doug Alderdice]

On 11/11/2016 3:10 PM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>    When I was in grammar school this was still known as Armistice Day
> and we made paper poppies. I don't think many of the kids knew what they
> meant. It has become just another holiday but should be IMO a day of
> sober remembrance of those who were killed and wounded in the many wars
> we have been in. It certainly should not be an occasion to glamorize war.
>     Look up "In Flanders Fields".


Indeed.  The CBC TV coverage of the Canadian ceremony today concluded 
with a reading of "In Flanders Field" along with images of today's 
ceremony and that finished me off completely.

D.


> On 11/11/2016 11:22 AM, Doug Alderdice wrote:
>> On 11/11/2016 12:37 PM, Ed Sharpe Archivist for SMECC via GreenKeys
>> wrote:
>>> Happy day to all my fellow Veterans!
>>> Ed Sharpe archivist  for SMECC USAF E4  30454 Ground Radio
>>>
>>
>>
>> I don't know that wishing a happy day is particularly appropriate for
>> this holiday.  For those who served, and especially those who served in
>> combat situations, wishing a happy day is, in my opinion, totally
>> inappropriate.
>>
>> I just finished watching on TV the National Act of Remembrance from
>> Ottawa, Canada's official Remembrance Day ceremony, and this American is
>> emotionally spent ... and I was never in the service.  Canada's
>> designation for this day is "Remembrance Day," and it is, I feel, a more
>> fitting title to the day.  It is a time to remember the sacrifices made
>> by everyone who served and especially those who made the ultimate
>> sacrifice.  It is a time for difficult memories for both those who
>> served and for those who waited at home.  On this day each year I am
>> thankful to be within off-air TV range of Canada to be able to view
>> their ceremony, because nothing like it exists on American television.
>> Yes, I know ceremonies take place here, but almost none of them get any
>> kind of publicity save for a but a few brief moments on the evening
>> news, and maybe one photo from one ceremony in tomorrow's newspaper.
>>
>> Today is a day for reflecting and giving thanks to those who served, and
>> appreciating the freedoms we enjoy now because of the sacrifices others
>> have made.
>>
>> Thank you to all of the veterans reading this.  I know this day is
>> difficult for some.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Doug, KA2WFT
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> In a message dated 11/10/2016 3:38:34 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
>>> w7tty at centurylink.net writes:
>>>
>>>     GreenKeyers - - -
>>>
>>>     Friday is Veterans Day.
>>>
>>>     This is the last call this year (We've had a few extras) for getting
>>>     your name on the GreenKeys Veterans Roll.
>>>
>>>     This list is open to all present and past members of any service
>>> branch
>>>     who have a interest in teletype equipment, either operators or
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>>>     communicators of
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>>> eligible.
>>>
>>>     Please e-mail me with your Name, Branch of service, Rank or rating,
>>>     Years of service, locations, activities, etc., and we'll get your
>>> name
>>>     on the list.
>>>
>>>     Take care and thank you for your service.
>>>
>>>     73,
>>>
>>>     George Hutchison, W7TTY