New: armisticeAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzanhive-183959steemhive-180932photographyhive-166405hive-144064hive-185836uncommonlabbitcoinhive-183397krsuccesshive-150122hive-188619hive-124908hive-101145lifehive-145157hive-139150hive-109690hive-184714hive-103599TrendingNewHotLikersflexbooth (78)in armistice • last yearWe don't celebrate the wars or the battles we commemorate the peace.If you posted #neverforget on your socials alongside racist drivel about banning poppies or memes implying our war dead died for an exclusively white future? Then I'm sorry, but you forgot.…ammodotcom (55)in veterans • 4 years agoVeterans Day: The Forgotten History of America's Veterans Day and What It CommemoratesVeterans Day, celebrated each year on November 11th, was first celebrated on this same date in 1919, under the name of Armistice Day. The holiday was named in remembrance of the temporary ceasefire…tommyrobinson (72)in tommyrobinson • 5 years agoCeltic's Green Brigade Disgraced Their War HeroesIt was a bitterly cold remembrance Sunday, Celtic were playing Motherwell and as usual Celtic's Green Brigade disgraced their war heroes. Green Brigade - A Chromosome Short Of A Simpleton On a…nightfire007 (32)in armistice • 5 years agoArmistice DayDon’t celebrate today by thanking veterans for their service, for I see it as an empty gesture due to 3 reasons: first, we are not ending wars; second, we create more veterans by fighting new wars;…tommyrobinson (72)in tommyrobinson • 5 years agoWe Will Always Remember ThemOur forefathers sacrificed their lives in the service and defence of our great country so that we can live as free people. We will always remember them. In Flanders Fields Today we remember the…sofabros (47)in comedy • 6 years agoSofa Bros: Episode 5 - Armistice DayDid you forget to remember? These Bros did. "To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” Thomas Campbell, Hallowed Ground We would like to thank and remember the thousands of men, women…honeybee (77)in wwi • 6 years agoA few brief thoughts on 100th anniversary of the end of WWI.The attention justly paid to the horrors of the war itself should not lead us to ignore the terrible mishandling of the postwar settlement afterwards. One of the biggest flaws of the post war…jimbobbill (62)in armistice • 6 years agoTwo minutes of silence to sell more war, death and violence.My dad got really angry with me yesterday at breakfast with the family (in a restaurant) and told me to stop talking. What upset him was my claim that WW1 was a waste of time and life and that…johandutoit (49)in history • 6 years agoIn Flanders FieldsJohn McCrae, 1872 - 1918 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…jacobtothe (70)in history • 6 years agoArmistice DayOne hundred years ago, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the armistice to end The Great War went into effect. The leaders of the "great powers" finally decided…dumspirospero (25)in armistice • 6 years agoRemembrance Day Armistice Poem This is a thought provoking poem about a young un-named ww1 soldier, who fought in the fields and trenches but never made it back home and hence rests eternally at Flanders in an un-marked grave ….…jvalentine (55)in armistice • 6 years agoArmistice Day 2018Remembering Armistice Day centenary in Paris, very significant, and London also very significant. Macron's speech enlightening, and a note on the attractions of world unity. However, one feels it…vadimvinnichuk (46)in history • 6 years agoLest we forget. 100 years. 🌹💜RememberanceDay2018 ArmisticeDay100 💔ArmisticeВ цей день 1918 року між Антантою і Німеччиною підписане Комп'єнське перемир'я - кінець Першої Світової війни, в якій загинуло від 15 до 19 млн. людей, 23 млн. були поранені.rjhisle1973 (25)in north • 6 years agoWe Have Peace In Our Time...Maybe"We have peace in our time!" was the infamous quote credited to British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlin upon returning from his summit meeting with Herr Hitler in 1938. Well we all know how that…aeryn (49)in peace • 7 years agoRemembrance Sunday & Armistice Day. 12 November 2017. Video 1 hour.Hi. Me again. I'm still in the process of sorting through an incredible amount of vlogs and blog posts I have been posting in various places. I started a channel on Patreon to share some recent…ringofpeace (39)in art • 7 years ago'Reflections' by Lee TeeterOne of the most powerful and moving pieces of war art. This painting by Lee Teeter shows a former soldier standing at a Vietnam memorial wall with reflections of the fallen looking back at him.ringofpeace (39)in life • 7 years agoFranklin D Roosevelt on warFranklin D Roosevelt was president of the United States from 1933 to 1945. Leading his country through the Second World War made him all the more impassioned about Peace.tommytwohats (50)in art • 7 years ago‘Lost Souls’ - a drawing of warUsually my artwork is focused on beauty and positivity, but on this day of remembrance I think about the horrors of war and how important it is for us to strive for peace. This drawing came from…creatr (70)in poetry • 7 years ago"An Armistice Day Lament" by Duncan Cary Palmer“War is the only game in which both sides lose.” – Sir Walter Scott – Today is a solemn, somber day. Have we learned anything from our past? Have we learned anything?Image courtesy…rajashan799 (5)in world • 7 years agoArmistice Day, poppies and why the act of remembrance mattersPoppy poem In Flanders Fields by by John McCrae, May 1915 In Flanders’ fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place: and in the sky The larks, still bravely…
