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Do you have anyone who is special to you either in your past or at the present time that you'd like to remember on November 11?

Or do you have family members or friends who are still serving their country and absent from the family circle?

Share your thoughts and memories, graphics and family photos (if you have any) so that we can all share this year around November 11.

And let's remember to have our two minutes of silence this year, in whatever country we reside in, at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.  It's just a 'pittance of time'.

I hope that you all click on the video above.


On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a Shoppers Drug Mart store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the store's PA asking customers who would still be on the premises at 11:00 AM to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for us.

Terry was impressed with the store's leadership role in adopting the Legion's "two minutes of silence" initiative. He felt that the store's contribution of educating the public to the importance of remembering was commendable.

When eleven o'clock arrived on that day, an announcement was again made asking for the "two minutes of silence" to commence. All customers, with the exception of a man who was accompanied by his young child, showed their respect.

Terry's anger towards the father for trying to engage the store's clerk in conversation and for setting a bad example for his child was later channeled into a beautiful piece of work called, "A Pittance of Time". Terry later recorded "A Pittance of Time" and included it on his full-length music CD, "The Power of the Dream".

I love that video, Pat.  Thanks for sharing it here.

Pat put in a picture of Uncle George.... Others can put in Pictures of their relatives who served!

Uncle Bob - 1943



Uncle Bob in his summer whites

For many years Uncle Bob would not speak of his experiences. Recently he has and I so love and thank him for the service he gave to Canada and the world

Ruth, what lovely photos.

Thanks so much for sharing those in here.

Any one else have more photos "to remember" our heros!

My Dad served with the US Army Corp of Engineers during WWI.  In this picture, he is the one on the far left.  Yup, only 5'3½" tall, but he stood head and shoulders above most men I have known!

great picture Jane!

Great to see that, Jane.

Jane, it looks as though the others weren't much taller than your father.    

Well, it was a long time ago ... people weren't as tall as they are now, for one thing, and maybe he just hung out with the guys closer to his own size.   

Jane, What a wonderful picture to remember your Dad by!

I have recently started to go through my mothers pictures to scan then and save them for other members of the family. That is why I had my Uncle Bob's picture handy when this page was opened.

My daughter and I went to her sons' school for the Remembrance Day Service at 11:00 A.M.
The school did a wonderful job at helping the youngsters know and participate in remembering what the day was all about.

The following series of photos were shot at Queens Park, Ontario during the celebration of Remembrance Day
last November 11. All the photographs here, I dedicate to my father who was a World War II vetrean. He was a soldier and combat photographer in the Korean War.

Wreath for Heroes

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The Podium

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Remembering Our Fallen Soldiers

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The Wall Memorial

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Medals and Badges of Honor

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WW II Veterans

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The Lonely Flag

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Canada Remembers

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To all our heroes who shed blood and died fighting for world peace and freedom, I salute you
and I thank you for your bravery and dedication.

Thank you Mario, for your lovely images from Queen's Park.

Thanks Mario

Mario, I really like your "Lonely Flag" image.  What a good one.  Speaks volumes.

Glad you did this.

I always wanted to do it. (shooting Remembrance Day.) Last year when I missed it again, I made a promise that this year's celebration will not pass without me shooting it. Every frame of those shots, I dedicate to my father
who taught me the art of photography. As I have mentioned in the series, he was a World War II veteran, fought in the Korean War alongside the Americans, British and Canadians. He was armed with a gun and a camera.

Mario

I would love to see some of your dad's photos.... Do you have access to them?

Unfortunately, all I have are just memories of the black and white photos of him in winter uniform, standing with a British officer. It was shot inside a military compound in Korea. I also remember the medals and badges that he earned. He fought his last battle in 1994 and lost. Cancer beat him and took
his life. Photography has been our bond and common ground. I feel his spirit whenever I am with my camera. I see him in every shot I take.
Oh God, I miss the man.

I understand that!

Mario, thank you for that wonderful series of Remembrance Day photos, and for your memories of your father.