Lest We Forget - Nov. 11th 2011
and the wars go on ... and soldiers and civilians die .... and veterans return physically or mentally injured ....
Remembrance Day at the Vancouver downtown cenotaph.
The first chapter of In Flanders Fields and Other Poems (a 1919 collection of poems by John McCrae) gives the text of the poem as follows:
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Pierre LAVILLE 16/11/2011 21:14
Souvenirs.+++++++++++
Amitiés
Leeb Monika 13/11/2011 22:01
Größer könnte der Kontrast nicht sein, in Farbe, Körpergröße und Gesichtsausdruck. Super Aufnahme!LG monika
Robert L. Roux 13/11/2011 3:11
11 11 11 :lest we forget ...
Ana Iglesias 12/11/2011 23:48
Fantastica+++Me encanta.Bicos
TeresaM 12/11/2011 21:29
Un très bel hommage, Adele.Bravo pour cette présentation.
Amitiés,
Sally Dunn 12/11/2011 10:47
Her face is so sober and poignant, I wonder what she has witnessed in the harshness of war. He looks very proud in his uniform too. We must always remember and give thanks to the fallen and still fighting.Hugs
Sally
CsomorLászló 12/11/2011 10:37
Very interesting.All nations have sad memories..bw
CsL
bayerlein ute 12/11/2011 7:35
eine aussagekräftige aufnahme, sehr gut!glg ute
Conny11 11/11/2011 20:05
Sehr interessant....leider ist mein Englisch nicht sehr gut...
LG Conny
Lawson McCulloch 11/11/2011 19:47
A very fine shot to remember with Adele.best wishes from Lawson.
Vera M. Shulga 11/11/2011 18:47
Great shot! Very nice doc photo.Ruth Hutsteiner 11/11/2011 16:47
We won´t forget, but we must also look forward. Learning from the past is important.hugs
Ruth
viola d 11/11/2011 16:19
To see the veterans, fewer and fewer of them every year - always very touching.Great capture, Adele.
Bw, Viola
Vitória Castelo Santos 11/11/2011 15:31
So sad :-((((((((MICHAEL stüben 11/11/2011 14:58
Well presentet......A part of our life.....