#remembrance of the fallen

[trexalicious]

Freedom isn't free...❤🇺🇸🇬🇧

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[vox-anglosphere]

Poppies

[magicalbuttertarts]

Nov 11th. 2024

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.”

For the Fallen

By Robert Laurence Binyon

[dontforgetukraine]

Memorial of Heroes and the Illia Hrabar Memorial Fund initiated the Table of Remembrance campaign to honor fallen Ukrainian soldiers. Visitors can leave a note about the defender they want to remember at participating establishments.

An example of a Table of Remembrance.

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Sources: United 24, NatalkaKyiv

[jeff-rees-jones]

Today in the UK it's 'poppy day' or memorial day when we remember the millions of soldiers who died in the 1914-18 war, now known as the first World war. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of November everything comes to a standstill for a one minute silnece.

I took part in a service and spoke on behalf of the conscripted animals...

They were with the British Expeditionary Forces from the very start.

They were with the British Expeditionary Forces at the very end.

They served at the Front, in the rear and in the support lines.

They stumbled through the hell of no-man's land, closely following every British and Commonwealth push.

In the mud, rain and terror of the trenches they supplied their comrades with food, water and ammunition, even though they themselves were starved, soaked and exhausted.

In each year of the war they died in their hundreds of thousands.

They were the war horses.

The light draught horse and mule played a role that is often overlooked by commentators and historians of the Western Front, but without them the ability of the British Army to cross Europe would have been almost impossible.

Taken from the fields, cities, factories and coal-pits of Britain and from the rolling plains of America and Canada, the light draught horse was press-ganged and shipped off to a terrible world just as unfamiliar to them as it was for their conscripted human counterparts.

The light draught horse and mule, however, went on to prove their worth time and time again, indeed, their numbers with the British Expeditionary Forces in France alone rose from 25,000 to over 475,000 by the autumn of 1918. On all fronts a staggering one million plus horses and mules were listed in service with British and Commonwealth forces by the close of war.

On the Western Front over 256,000 horses and mules had already died.

In December 1918, the victorious British Army marched in parade ground order over the Rhine into Cologne, and fittingly, their horses and mules were there too.

These animals that remained in the British Army's service were the fittest and the best available.

But for all their help and heroism, the 'standard' and 'poor quality' animals were either auctioned off at rock-bottom prices or sold... to French butchers.

Every November 11th, those who care, remember the great sacrifice of the men and women who fell, were maimed or participated in what has become known as the Great War.

90 years after the war ended a monument was finally placed in london's Park lane to honour all of the animals who took part and lost their lives, hundreds of thousands of pigeons and dogs too and of course the eight million horses and countless mules and donkeys, we remember them. x

[d3licate-petal]

[walkingthroughthisworld]

[hebrewbyinbal]

Today, we stand in solemn remembrance of the brave hearts who have laid down their lives for freedom and security.

As an Israeli, I extend heartfelt respect and gratitude to every American soldier and their families on this Memorial Day. 🕊️

Your sacrifices cross borders and touch hearts around the world.

May their memories be a blessing יהי זכרם ברוך

[okamirayne]

Lest We Forget 🇬🇧🫡

[korck]

talked about it a bit in my stream but forever upset that they ditched 95% of the lore botw built in totk. this is my house. that isn't my loz lore that's the shitty version of olive garden

[nocternalrandomness]

[vox-anglosphere]

Built to honour the fallen of The Great War, Canada's War Memorial was unveiled by King George VI & Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa during the Royal Tour of 1939.. three months before the outbreak of WWII.

[donmaciver]

A Lifetime to Remember

Though your heart aches for all those lost in the strife of war and its aftermath, hold onto deeply cherished memories for their salvation and your own essential healing.

On this, Remembrance Day, 2023, let us pause to reflect on moments in history around the globe where so many lives were lost to the ravages of war. Left in it’s destructive path are the survivors of loved ones who so valiantly fought for peace. May our hearts go out to those loved ones who live on….and those who died in horrific moments in history. ‘Lest we forget’, the bravery, the valor the…