ARMISTICE Day

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.By comparing these two images and those in the previous Blog, the difference in attendance at B J Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day is obvious

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..........................................Why is there a "National Remembrance Sunday" and a few days later an "Armistice Day".. ??

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" Remembrance Sunday" is when we as a country openly display our remembrance of all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country.. ..

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"Armistice Day" is the anniversary of the ceasation of the conflict in the 1914/1918 war..

ie - The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. When we also remember those who never returned from the conflict

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To my mind, an open display of respect on Remembrance Sunday covers the respect of ALL those who have fallen in conflict today, yesterday and everyday

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This is the reason why I felt a little dispair with the "later/younger generations" attending the B J Cenotaph on Sunday at 11 o'clock. ------- Particularly as the "later/younger generations" will be by their own years more closely linked to the country's latest fatalities

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