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11.11.11 - Lest We Forget
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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.
Lest we forget.
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Death2Theft
11-11-2011, 10:41 AM
Lets not what forget what these people died for,and the only thing worth fighting for...... liberty.
Ludepower
11-11-2011, 10:43 AM
RIP to our fallen brothers and sisters
materials
11-11-2011, 10:50 AM
Thank you for your sacrifices.
adambomb
11-11-2011, 11:08 AM
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.
:accepted:
Thank you to all those who have fought for the rights of someone they have never met.
TOS'd
11-11-2011, 11:12 AM
Lest we forget.
Lamboda
11-11-2011, 11:15 AM
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.
Jboii59
11-11-2011, 12:26 PM
RIP to all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for us to this very day
tiger_handheld
11-11-2011, 12:33 PM
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.
murd0c
11-11-2011, 12:36 PM
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
pastarocket
11-11-2011, 12:46 PM
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 (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/298305--number-of-homeless-vets-rising) :bluemad:
TheKingdom2000
11-11-2011, 02:13 PM
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!
Berzerker
11-11-2011, 02:29 PM
I cried over my Grandfathers War Medals today. Thankful for what he did for his country and sad that he's gone.
Berz out.
Rest in peace to all fallen soldiers who fought in the war.
RIP Soap and Yuri
Bouncing Bettys
11-11-2011, 04:15 PM
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Bouncing Bettys
11-11-2011, 04:28 PM
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.
Canada was never "officially" involved in the Vietnam War, but many Canadians like my father served and still are not recognized here or in the states. It wouldn't take much but some short words.
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GabAlmighty
11-11-2011, 04:29 PM
Went to the remembrance day parade in Port moody. Thanks to all my enlisted brothers and sisters putting their lives on the line.
bloodmack
11-11-2011, 08:21 PM
Rest in peace to all fallen soldiers who fought in the war.
RIP Soap and Yuri
you forgot Sandman Grunt Truck Grinch Worm Grizzly
SFUguy
11-12-2011, 04:24 AM
LEST WE FORGET.
The only group that I think don't really celebrate this day in Canada are Native people.
SpuGen
11-12-2011, 05:21 AM
Not gonna bother blocking out the names. Mainly because I don't care who knows the idiot.
Erich Waldorf
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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danned
11-12-2011, 07:38 AM
no one could forget this 11 11 11
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 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Prince)
Quite a few Natives volunteered to fight in the wars.
murd0c
11-12-2011, 02:29 PM
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.
SFUguy
11-12-2011, 05:58 PM
You'd be surprised. One of the most decorated Canadian Soldiers was Native.
Tommy Prince - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Prince)
Quite a few Natives volunteered to fight in the wars.
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.
The7even
11-13-2011, 12:22 AM
R.I.P To them all. But I'm completely against what they're doing.
They shouldn't be laying down their lives for worthless causes. Shame that they die so young not really knowing better, or knowing a good life for that matter.
R.I.P To them all. But I'm completely against what they're doing.
They shouldn't be laying down their lives for worthless causes. Shame that they die so young not really knowing better, or knowing a good life for that matter.
:seriously:
Death2Theft
11-13-2011, 08:36 PM
I kind of said the same thing only to recieve 10 points from graeme s.
R.I.P To them all. But I'm completely against what they're doing.
They shouldn't be laying down their lives for worthless causes. Shame that they die so young not really knowing better, or knowing a good life for that matter.
Berzerker
11-13-2011, 09:27 PM
I kind of said the same thing only to recieve 10 points from graeme s.
Actually no you didn't you insulted everything they stand for.
Those that enlist know exactly what they are doing. They are doing a JOB and that job is to listen to what their government tells them to do. I don't see you guys risking your lives like them for a JOB so show some respect. YOU may not like what they are doing or the government for telling them to do it but they are putting their lives on the line to help our country be what it is today.
Our country wouldn't be what it is without EVERY single soldier that died, fought, and survived for it.
Berz out.
Ulic Qel-Droma
11-13-2011, 09:32 PM
R.I.P To them all. But I'm completely against what they're doing.
They shouldn't be laying down their lives for worthless causes. Shame that they die so young not really knowing better, or knowing a good life for that matter.
you should watch, Naqoyqatsi: Life as War.
we're human, we long to be something we are not. it's a fantasy.
we can wish to be all happy and peaceful.
or we can be all robotic and precise and efficient.
there's no difference because, they're both something, which we are not.
The7even
11-14-2011, 04:45 PM
Actually no you didn't you insulted everything they stand for.
Those that enlist know exactly what they are doing. They are doing a JOB and that job is to listen to what their government tells them to do. I don't see you guys risking your lives like them for a JOB so show some respect. YOU may not like what they are doing or the government for telling them to do it but they are putting their lives on the line to help our country be what it is today.
Our country wouldn't be what it is without EVERY single soldier that died, fought, and survived for it.
Berz out.
That is 100% true.. but under the condition that said country is under threat/ immediate danger from another invading force.
My opinion might have come off as ignorant to some, and rightfully so, I should have stated what military I was talking about.
I can't really say anything negative regarding Canada's military. I don't see you invading anybody really.. I do see the small military presence in Iraq and etc, but that's a different story.
But the U.S. is completely different and I had them on my mind when I said what I said.
Obama is a disappointment, another fucking puppet. Nothing is new or changed. There is only the illusion of change. I seriously feel like a fool for trusting him or believing in anything he said. But I learned. Youth can be fooled easily.. and it will not happen again.
If this asshole invades Iran, you'll know that the presidency doesn't matter.. it's the people behind it that control everything.. the presidents are just puppets..
With that said, I do not support the US military. RIP to the good ones that die and to the ones that don't know any better, because they think they're fighting for their "freedom" but how can you be fighting for YOUR freedom in someone else's country? It doesn't make any sense. It's brainwash.. and that's not to say that these soldiers are stupid.. it's just that their love for their country is used against them by the people that seek to control them.
Like George Carlin said, it's just a bunch of old men protecting their wealth and using young men to die for them" nothing less than that.. and it's true.
you should watch, Naqoyqatsi: Life as War.
we're human, we long to be something we are not. it's a fantasy.
we can wish to be all happy and peaceful.
or we can be all robotic and precise and efficient.
there's no difference because, they're both something, which we are not.
Yeah, I agree. We're somewhere in the middle.. at least in my opinion.
11.11.11 in Asia was a celebratory day, people going out to get married, especially at 11am, whereas halfway across the world it's a day of somber remembrance. I almost feel bad for sending Happy 11111111! messages to my friends in Canada that day :S woops!
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