Saturday, November 11, 2023

Remembrance Day


TORONTO ON


I've never forgotten memorizing this in school although the real meaning probably eluded me at the time.


In Flanders Fields read by Leonard Cohen



Today is 20C or 68F. This was taken by me in 2019 at the Remembrance Day ceremonies. 




TORONTO ON

Found this World War I memorial outside Little Trinity Anglican Church.



At City Hall, Toronto.
This large, bronze monument, called Peace Through Valour, commemorates the more than 93,000 Canadian soldiers who took part in the Italian campaign of the Second World War. The work was created by internationally known Canadian artist Ken Lum.








ST. THOMAS ON













DIEPPE MEMORIAL HAMILTON ON






NORMANDY FRANCE


                     SHRINE OF REMEMBRANCE MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA



BERLIN WALL GERMANY


MEMORIAL KRISTALLNACHT BUDAPEST HUNGARY



PRAGUE CZECH REPUBLIC



TEREZIN WAR CAMP GERMANY


Kanchanaburi War Cemetery THAILAND




KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL - WASHINGTON DC



PEARL HARBOR HONOLULU HI


SINGAPORE






8 comments:

  1. You put a LOT more into your post than I put in mine today, dear Jackie. The memorial that gets me every time I see it, is the one of the shoes along the river in Budapest.

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  2. An important, yet very sad collection.

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  3. May we continue to remember the causes these brave people fought and died for...freedom against oppression.

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  4. Such a beautiful post. So very nice.

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  5. I like the poppy mural.
    Coffee is on and stay safe

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  6. I have an empty sachet of poppy-sseds by my PC, a pressie from a Perth friend for 100 years Gallipoli, honoring the ANZACs.
    That was 2015. Hw time runs.
    The Australian Prime Minister was there, also wearing a poppy.

    War... leaves it´s traces for a long time.
    Ingo´s great-grandfather served WWI and II and could never eat bread again later. His mind and heart were broken forever.
    To imagine through what pain his family went as well. He woke up screaming at nights...
    War is but stupid and when I look to Ukraine now... with winter coming...
    With teacher, artists , doctors fighting for freedom as unlearned soldiers...
    There will be a lot of poppies to be add...

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