[JAGNUTS] Remembrance Day
Robert Muzio
jagnuts@autox.team.net
Fri, 12 Nov 2004 15:42:10 -0800 (PST)
Here, in the States, it's called Veteran's Day and my
wife always calls up one or more veterans and thanks
them for their efforts while in the military
maintaining our freedom. One is always her dad
(China/Burma/India in WW II) and another could be a
friend or relative.
Take care,
California Bob
--- Bob <engl@accesscomm.ca> wrote:
> Ed
>
> I have to agree whole-heartedly. It is all to easy
> to forget what
> Remembrance Day is all about in the hustle of
> everyday life.
>
> To make sure I don't forget, I keep a poppy pinned
> to the sun visor of my
> Jeep-uar year round.
>
> (ALTHOUGH ... this year I bought three poppies as I
> kept loosing mine ...
> and the last one Lynn stole!)
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jagnuts-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:jagnuts-admin@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of M.E. & E.A. Driver
> Sent: November 11, 2004 9:58 AM
> To: BATANS LIST
> Cc: Jagnuts List; Austin Healey list; Mogtalk2 List
> Subject: [JAGNUTS] Remembrance Day
>
> Hi Folks
>
> Hopefully we all time time to stand and remember
> those who have provided
> us the freedom and all that flows from it. Here in
> Canada and much of the
> Commonwealth it is Remembrance Day in the US
> Veterans Day.
>
> As a kid growing up in southwest Manitoba I had
> neighbours who saw
> action at Dieppe, North Africa and Holland. Amongst
> my colleagues in
> the Canadian Wildlife Service were Canadians who
> served in the RAF
> out of places such as Ceylon.
>
> Some of my teenage friends served as Peace keepers
> in the model that
> Lester Pearson brought to the UN as did
> undergraduate classmates who
> entered the three branches of the Canadian Armed
> Forces.
>
> To all these and to all the others who provide for
> those freedoms
> we seem to take for granted -thank you.
>
> Kind regards
> Ed
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