Veterans Day / Remembrance Day /Armistice Day

[Britsimon]

Some of you may not know but today is a federal holiday in the USA - Veterans day. It is celebrated on the 11th day of the 11th month - which was the end of hostilities in World War I (Armistice day). Americans take this day to honour veterans who are people that have completed armed service for their country. Given that we all have a common interest to move to the USA it would be right to take a moment to think of those men and women who serve in Americas military but also a moment for all the others that serve in other militaries around the world. Remember, you may not agree with the tasks they are set but there is no doubt that we should honour and respect those that are willing to serve their country in this way.

Today is also Remembrance Day for those in Commonwealth countries. It is the day when we think of our war dead (which is celebrated as Memorial day in the USA). Today I was at the gym and was pleased that the management of the gym chose to observe the 2 minute silence that is observed at the 11th hour, or the 11th day of the 11th month. Again, regardless of whether you agree or not with the wars that have been fought where service men and women have given their lives, it is important to pay them their moment of respect.

I hope you all have a healthy and peaceful day....

 

[Sloner]

For Russia, this sad day. Most were killed in the war Russian. So about it no one remembers.

 

[Vichel]

Thanks for that, britsimon.

Lest we forget.

 

[Britsimon]

For Russia, this sad day. Most were killed in the war Russian. So about it no one remembers.

I remember that very well - the lowest estimates of Russian casualties for WWII are over 20 million people - a staggering number and higher than any other country in the world. Hard to forget that...

 

[SusieQQQ]

Some of you may not know but today is a federal holiday in the USA - Veterans day. It is celebrated on the 11th day of the 11th month - which was the end of hostilities in World War I (Armistice day). Americans take this day to honour veterans who are people that have completed armed service for their country. Given that we all have a common interest to move to the USA it would be right to take a moment to think of those men and women who serve in Americas military but also a moment for all the others that serve in other militaries around the world. Remember, you may not agree with the tasks they are set but there is no doubt that we should honour and respect those that are willing to serve their country in this way.

Today is also Remembrance Day for those in Commonwealth countries. It is the day when we think of our war dead (which is celebrated as Memorial day in the USA). Today I was at the gym and was pleased that the management of the gym chose to observe the 2 minute silence that is observed at the 11th hour, or the 11th day of the 11th month. Again, regardless of whether you agree or not with the wars that have been fought where service men and women have given their lives, it is important to pay them their moment of respect.

I hope you all have a healthy and peaceful day....

I visited the American cemetery at Cambridge not long ago - incredibly sobering. I know they had a ceremony there today, as I imagine many cemeteries did.

For Russia, this sad day. Most were killed in the war Russian. So about it no one remembers.

Sloner, it is sad, Russian losses were terrible. I've done a fair amount of reading about Russia between the wars and during WW2. I assure you there are many people who remember Russia's contribution to the Allied victory, even if it doesn't get recognition on days like this.

 

[vladek15425]

I had an uncle we use to call him (le poilu) because he did the first and the second WW
I salute all the barve soldiers that gave their lives for us, to have a better world
Without a teranic dictatorships.

 

[franko]

I remember that very well - the lowest estimates of Russian casualties for WWII are over 20 million people - a staggering number and higher than any other country in the world. Hard to forget that...

People seem to forget about one thing. If Stalin wouldn't signed a deal with Hitler WW2 might not have happened. It is sad that 20 million soldiers died but before Hitler turned on them they were happily invading and including European and Asian countries to the Soviet Union!

In August 1939, Stalin accepted Adolf Hitler's proposal to enter into a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany, negotiated by the foreign ministers Vyacheslav Molotov for the Soviets and Joachim von Ribbentrop for the Germans.[2] Officially a non-aggression treaty only, an appended secret protocol, also reached on August 23, 1939, divided the whole of eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence.[3][4] The USSR was promised an eastern part of Poland, then primarily populated by Ukrainians and Belarusians, in case of its dissolution, and Germany recognized Latvia, Estonia and Finland as parts of the Soviet sphere of influence,[4] with Lithuania added in a second secret protocol in September 1939.[5] Another clause of the treaty was that Bessarabia, then part of Romania, was to be joined to the Moldovan ASSR, and become the Moldovan SSR under control of Moscow.[4]


After the Tripartite Pact was signed by Axis Powers Germany, Japan and Italy, in October 1940, Stalin personally wrote to Ribbentrop about entering an agreement regarding a "permanent basis" for their "mutual interests."[40] Stalin sent Molotov to Berlin to negotiate the terms for the Soviet Union to join the Axis and potentially enjoy the spoils of the pact.[39] At Stalin's direction,[41] Molotov insisted on Soviet interest in Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Greece.

It is funny as everyone remembers Russia as alies but they only helped because they had no other choice but to fight Germany.

 

[franko]

In the end it we should remember those who have lost their lives fighting for their countries whichever side they were on - soldiers follow orders weather good or bad! That's what they do and we should be thankful.

 

[SusieQQQ]

In the end it we should remember those who have lost their lives fighting for their countries whichever side they were on - soldiers follow orders weather good or bad! That's what they do and we should be thankful.

This is the point. I'd personally put a lot of blame for many of the deaths on Stalin, but they were soldiers and didn't have a choice.

 

[Britsimon]

In the end it we should remember those who have lost their lives fighting for their countries whichever side they were on - soldiers follow orders weather good or bad! That's what they do and we should be thankful.

This is the point. I'd personally put a lot of blame for many of the deaths on Stalin, but they were soldiers and didn't have a choice.

Agreed. It is important to remember the history to avoid repeating the same mistakes BUT in the end, the soldiers often had little choice or understanding of the politics - they just fought for their own lives and the lives of their buddies...