In the year 1918, in the eleventh month, on the eleventh day, at the eleventh hour, the armistice between the Allies and Germany was signed in France marking the end of the War to End All Wars, also known as World War I. Although we have continued to endure wars, this day was set aside by many nations for a remembrance of those who fought and fell in the Great War as well as those who survived to come home. This day of remembrance has been expanded to include all those individuals who have fought in the wars since then, and may still be fighting. In the United States the observance, once called Armistice Day, is known as Veteran's Day today. In countries such as Canada, Australia and Great Britain, it is known as Remembrance Day.
No matter what we name the day, let us be sure to take a moment to remember what those poppies we wear on our shirts and lapels stand for, to especially remember all those men who did not come home, to those who served and gave all they had for the cause of freedom and its preservation. Remember...remember...remember...
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