Veterans Day, originally Armistice Day, celebrated the end of the first world war. The fields in Europe where the war was fought were full of wild red poppies and for many years, red poppies were the symbol of World War… Read More ›
Veteran’s Day
ARMISTICE & VETERAN’S DAY 2021
Veterans Day, originally Armistice Day, celebrated the end of the first world war. The fields in Europe where the war was fought were full of wild red poppies and for many years, red poppies were the symbol of World War… Read More ›
ARMISTICE DAY
Today is Veteran’s Day. It was originally Armistice Day celebrating the end of World War I — “The War to End All Wars.” It ended on 11-11 at 11 in the morning in 1918. My mother was a child during… Read More ›
THESE HONORED DEAD
The cemetery is in the center of the town, across from the dam and just a hundred or so yards from the river itself. It’s up on a hill, so it never floods, even when the rivers rush over their… Read More ›
ARMISTICE DAY (VETERAN’S DAY IN 2020)
Veterans Day, originally Armistice Day, celebrated the end of the first world war. The fields in Europe where the war was fought were full of wild red poppies and for many years, red poppies were the symbol of World War… Read More ›
TODAY IS ARMISTICE DAY–THE 11TH HOUR OF THE 11TH DAY OF THE 11TH MONTH – Marilyn Armstrong
Veterans Day, originally Armistice Day, initially celebrated the end of the first world war. The fields in Europe where the war was fought were full of wild red poppies and for many years, red poppies were the symbol of World War I…. Read More ›
THE WAR TO END ALL WARS ENDED 99 YEARS AGO
I am 70 years old. For my entire life — all seventy years — there has been a war going on somewhere. Usually, the US has been involved in it — or is about to become involved. I keep hoping,… Read More ›
VETERANS DAY – THANK YOU AND A BIT OF HISTORY
Veterans Day, originally Armistice Day, initially celebrated the end of the first world war. The fields in Europe where the war was fought were full of wild red poppies and for many years, red poppies were the symbol of World War I…. Read More ›
SERENDIPITY PHOTO PROMPT 2015 – 29: VETERANS DAY
SERENDIPITY PHOTO PROMPT 2015 – 29 11 NOVEMBER 2015: VETERANS DAY Photographs by Garry and Marilyn Armstrong Veterans Day, originally Armistice Day, initially celebrated the end of the first world war. The fields in Europe where the war was fought were full… Read More ›
THESE HONORED DEAD
The cemetery is in the center of the town, across from the dam and just a hundred or so yards from the river itself. It’s up on a hill, so it never floods, even when the rivers rush over their… Read More ›
THE STORY OF VETERANS DAY
Veterans Day, originally Armistice Day, initially celebrated the end of the first world war. The fields in Europe where the war was fought were full of wild red poppies and for many years, red poppies were the symbol of World War I…. Read More ›
RED, WHITE, AND BLUE
It’s a red, white and blue kind of day … so here is a collection of red, white, and blue images taken over a long period of time by Garry and I all around New England.
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 