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Originally Posted by mo42
Wait, what is Remembrance Day? Is it a Canadian thing, or did they not teach me it in school, or is it a recent thing?
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Marks the end of WWI. (edit cause WWII means the 2nd world war, and I know it's the first. Stupid fingers wanting to type more than they should. There they go again!)
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At 5am on 11 November 1918, three German government representatives accepted the armistice terms presented to them by an allied commander, General Foch of the French Army. The demands of the armistice included the withdrawal of German forces to the east bank of the Rhine within 30 days; immediate cessation of warfare; and surrender of the German fleet and all heavy guns with no further negotiations until the signing of the peace treaty.
The armistice became effective at 11am the same day, and as the guns fell silent on the Western Front in France and Belgium, four years of hostilities ended.
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It's called Veterns Day here in the US. My Grandpa always had a poppy hanging from his rearview mirror. Those kinds that had a VFW ribbon attached to it. I picked up a poppy in Niagara Falls last weekend, I think I'll keep it on my coat for awhile.