Remembrance Day

In the UK, it’s Remembrance Day, in the US it’s Veteran’s Day. Elsewhere, it’s Armistice Day, since on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, Germany signed the Armistice and World War I – often simply referred to then as the Great War – ended. In the United States it wasn’t until 1954 that the day was expanded to include veterans of all wars.

It’s worth remembering that the Great War was also known as the War to End All Wars because after suffering losses of 16.6 million people world wide, surely nobody would be stupid enough to have a second World War.

World War Two, with a death toll of 62.4-78.3 million people, pretty much put paid to that.

And, of course, today men and women serve in their countries’ armed forces across the world, protecting and defending not only their own country but also people of other countries – because if they don’t, who will?

So: thank you.

And just because a post isn’t complete without video or a picture of some kind, here’s what is, for me, the best series ending of all time. There’s a longer ending here, with additional Melchie (Stephen Fry) and Hague (Geoffrey Palmer) – but in the meantime…

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