Remember 11-11-11

[1olbull]

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.

AWESOME, Duk!!!

 

[Richard in Wales]

The history of the poppy
Remembrance poppy - Wikipedia

Poem "In Flanders Fields"
In Flanders Fields - Wikipedia

Richard

 

[cusso ken]

AWESOME, Duk!!!

It is awesome Steve, It's The RSL Ode it is part of a poem "For the Fallen" by English Poet Robert Laurence Binyon,
in all returned Soldiers League (RSL) Clubs in Australia at 6.0pm Patrons and Staff are requested to stand whilst the Ode is read out followed by a minutes silence and answered with a respectful reply of Less We Forget from all present, I hope this tradition never is lost in the world of Political Correctness

 

[cusso ken]

It is awesome Steve, It's The RSL Ode it is part of a poem "For the Fallen" by English Poet Robert Laurence Binyon,
in all returned Soldiers League (RSL) Clubs in Australia at 6.0pm Patrons and Staff are requested to stand whilst the Ode is read out followed by a minutes silence and answered with a respectful reply of Less We Forget from all present, I hope this tradition never is lost in the world of Political Correctness

It is actually answered by Lest We forget , but 99% of Aussies say Less as Lest is not a commonly used word .

 

[1olbull]

It is awesome Steve, It's The RSL Ode it is part of a poem "For the Fallen" by English Poet Robert Laurence Binyon,
in all returned Soldiers League (RSL) Clubs in Australia at 6.0pm Patrons and Staff are requested to stand whilst the Ode is read out followed by a minutes silence and answered with a respectful reply of Less We Forget from all present, I hope this tradition never is lost in the world of Political Correctness

Gratitude for your explanation, M8!

 

[1olbull]

It is actually answered by Lest We forget , but 99% of Aussies say Less as Lest is not a commonly used word .

Large dif in meanings (Lest v. Less).
To prevent (Lest) forgetting makes the most sense.

 

[TriumPhil]

I'd like to add my respects to those who observed the equivalent to our Veterans Day elsewhere on this planet of ours and to the service people they honored for Armistice Day, Remembrance Day & National Independence Day.

 

[cusso ken]

Large dif in meanings (Lest v. Less).
To prevent (Lest) forgetting makes the most sense.

You are correct Steve,but us Aussies have a way of distorting, shortening the English Language,

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

Please teach us some Aussie Ken.

 

[cusso ken]

Please teach us some Aussie Ken.

Mate I would not know where to start it would be like you teaching me the American Accent or my Kiwi Son in law teaching me his accent and some of his ways of saying things,