We will remember them

[amberdreams]

My lovely friend Lois has made this beautiful animation for Remembrance Sunday, which is going to be projected onto Sherringham Hall in Norfolk. With her permission, I'm sharing a minute's silence here.

World War I ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 1918. People died on battlefields up to the last minute. Many died afterwards, from wounds. Millions died from the Spanish flu in the years that followed. These were sad and tragic times - and even though this war was so bloody and damaging, all war didn't end like it should have. People didn't learn.

So Remembrance Sunday is still relevant to us, and it doesn't matter that different countries have different days on which to do this - the more times we remember, the more we are drawn together in the hope that we can make the world a better place.

Comments

[amypond45.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing this. It’s too easy to forget, in the busy craziness of modern life, all the suffering and sacrifice of those who fought and lost their lives trying to make the world a better place, as well as the living veterans we honor for their service. I appreciate your friend for making this.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

It is easy to forget, yeah. ♥ you

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

The importance of remembering these events, as well as giving thanks to those who made the ultimate sacrfice for our freedom, is not about glorifying them, but learning from them.
We don't seem to have managed that yet, but I live in hope ...

This is such a lovely and poignant piece of work.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. Hope is important, especially now.

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

That's a beautiful, moving animation, thanks for sharing. We will remember them, always.