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11-11-2011, 09:39 AM
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| 11.11.11 - Lest We Forget
It's Remembrance Day here in Canada and Veteran's Day for our neighbors to the south. Hope you all take a moment today to remember the sacrifices your countrymen made for you in WWI, WWII, Korea, Gulf War, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Libya.... and right here at home. Our latest causality is Sgt. Janick Gilbert, a Search and Rescue Technician who was lost at sea when he and two other SARTech's jumped into freezing waters in the extreme north near Igloolik, Nunavut to save two people stranded in a boat. They got them out; he gave his life to save theirs.
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11-11-2011, 10:41 AM
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#2 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Lets not what forget what these people died for,and the only thing worth fighting for...... liberty.
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11-11-2011, 10:43 AM
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#3 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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RIP to our fallen brothers and sisters
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11-11-2011, 10:50 AM
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#4 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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Thank you for your sacrifices.
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11-11-2011, 11:08 AM
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#5 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Holding a sign and protesting is not "making a difference" in this world.
Putting your life on the line for someone you have never met, That is making a difference in the world. That simple act deserves the upmost respect. 
Thank you to all those who have fought for the rights of someone they have never met.
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11-11-2011, 11:12 AM
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Lest we forget.
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11-11-2011, 11:15 AM
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#7 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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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.
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11-11-2011, 12:26 PM
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#8 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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RIP to all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for us to this very day
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11-11-2011, 12:33 PM
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#9 | | MiX iT Up!
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I hope you guys each took a minute out of your long weekend to remember the people that gave you the freedom to enjoy your day. Sometimes it feels as if people today take days like this as "TIME TO PARTY AT THE LOCAL NIGHTCLUB AND GET SOME ASS" kind of day - which is pretty selfish.
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11-11-2011, 12:36 PM
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#10 | | In RS I Trust
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I have a buddy fighting in Afghanistan right now and I just want to thank him for doing what he's doing and everyone else who has risked their lives to make our world a better please by giving us the freedom we take granted for.
For me this is the most important holiday we have cause with out the risks and lives that were given we would not have the life we live today
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11-11-2011, 12:46 PM
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#11 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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A salute to the soldiers that make sacrifices, including their lives, for our freedom. A thumbs down to the federal government for cutting $226 million from the Veteran Affairs government department. That's no way to treat the vets who risked their lives for Canadians. It pissed me off to hear about this news about the rising number of homeless war veterans: Number of homeless vets rising - News1130 
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11-11-2011, 01:22 PM
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Lest we forget.
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11-11-2011, 02:13 PM
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#13 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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In Ontario there isn't a holiday for today ... Kind of weird
And one of my best buddies will soon be joining the Canadian forces... I'm pretty scared and nervous for him.
I do not respect anyone more than our Canadian troops. They are some bad ass mother fuckers!
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11-11-2011, 02:29 PM
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#14 | | Ricer Mod
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I cried over my Grandfathers War Medals today. Thankful for what he did for his country and sad that he's gone.
Berz out.
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11-11-2011, 03:23 PM
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11-11-2011, 04:15 PM
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#16 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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11-11-2011, 04:28 PM
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#17 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Watched a bit of the Vancouver ceremonies and saw representatives of the Russian Navy lay a reef. My parents, as children of the Cold War era, never thought they'd see something like that.
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11-11-2011, 04:29 PM
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#18 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Went to the remembrance day parade in Port moody. Thanks to all my enlisted brothers and sisters putting their lives on the line.
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11-11-2011, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jegglez  Rest in peace to all fallen soldiers who fought in the war. |
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11-12-2011, 04:24 AM
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LEST WE FORGET.
The only group that I think don't really celebrate this day in Canada are Native people.
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11-12-2011, 05:21 AM
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#21 | | They let me be a moderator. LOL
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Not gonna bother blocking out the names. Mainly because I don't care who knows the idiot.
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Lest We Forget.
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Matt Waldorf I know it's remembrance day and all but what does lest we forget meen ?
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Steve Galupe lest
Conjunction: With the intention of preventing (something undesirable); to avoid the risk of.
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Matt Waldorf Because that's not copy paste
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11-12-2011, 07:38 AM
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no one could forget this 11 11 11
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11-12-2011, 02:25 PM
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#23 | | I am grateful grapefruit
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Originally Posted by SFUguy LEST WE FORGET.
The only group that I think don't really celebrate this day in Canada are Native people. | You'd be surprised. One of the most decorated Canadian Soldiers was Native. Tommy Prince - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quite a few Natives volunteered to fight in the wars.
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11-12-2011, 02:29 PM
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#24 | | In RS I Trust
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Originally Posted by Berzerker I cried over my Grandfathers War Medals today. Thankful for what he did for his country and sad that he's gone.
Berz out. | Just think of the legacy your grandfather left, yes it's sad and hard hes gone but I for one wish someone will be able to remember me like that one day.
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11-12-2011, 05:58 PM
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#25 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Originally Posted by gars | could be...
but you know remembrance day is a day to remember people who died for our freedom.
the natives feel like they are still colonized (lost the war). majority of them don't even recognize canada day.
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