[Magdalen] Veterans Day (US)

[Sibyl Smirl]

On 11/11/16 12:33 PM, Roger Stokes wrote:
> 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,


"The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month."

I hate this trend of making a specific-date holiday a Three Day Weekend! 
  Luckily, this year it falls on Friday, so "They" The Almighty allowed 
it to be right.

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