[Magdalen] Veterans Day (US)

[Roger Stokes]

On 11/11/2016 14:57, James Handsfield wrote:
> Wishing a good day to all fellow vets, U.S. or otherwise, this day.  I’m afraid I don’t know who all of them are or I’d list them.

It's called Remembrance Day this side of the pond. I can remember back 
to the days when it was always marked on November 11, irrespective of 
which day of the week it was, then the observation was moved to the 
nearest Sunday. In the past few years there has been a move towards 2 
minutes silence wherever you happen to be Today I was in school for a 
day of meetings - three of them back to back. We adjourned the first 
meeting to join the whole school for a special Assembly which was very 
moving. The bugle (actually trumpet call before and after the silence 
was played by one of the children and during the silence a series of 
short video clips was shown of various people holding a poppy 
(traditionally sold and worn over here) in front of their lips. The 
whole thing was led by children aged 9-12.

Roger