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10. As our old friends, we thank you. I still know it as Armistice Day, for when my brother was born ...

Wed Nov 11, 2020, 09:18 PM

Nov 2020

...on 11-11-1948, it was still called Armistice Day. Our parents explained its significance as we grew up.

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I like Canada's name. Each year here a road is lined Hortensis Nov 2020 #1

I like that very much. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #3

Salute to our Canadian allies. MaryMagdaline Nov 2020 #2

Sadly, the "colonials" were often treated exactly as you say. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #4

Dark but true MaryMagdaline Nov 2020 #6

Bryan Adams wrote a song too back in the 1980's as well Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2020 #5

My dad, too, served in the Canadian Army during WWII Spazito Nov 2020 #7

I salute your father. flamin lib Nov 2020 #8

I read a few books written by former Spitfire pilots when I was young. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #16

Some years ago, I was in Canada on business on Remembrance Day. TomSlick Nov 2020 #9

Did you know that the poppy came to be the symbol that it is out of WW1? BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #17

I once appeared in uniform at a band concert TomSlick Nov 2020 #19

You are more than welcome! BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #18

... MustLoveBeagles Nov 2020 #12

It's Armistice Day. roamer65 Nov 2020 #13

I think it may be our nation's different experiences in WWI. GulfCoast66 Nov 2020 #14