In a message dated 11/11/01 3:32:14 am, rootbeeraddict_at_yahoo.com writes:
<< >on 11/9/01 12:27 PM, Sushi at Sushi_at_ragingbull.com wrote:
>
>> Anyhow, as a reminder, this weekend we celebrate Veterans Day.
>
>It is also Armistice Day (WW I) and Independence Day for Poland. :-) >>
In UK Armistice day is for all who died in conflicts. IT is for remembering
the dead not for glorifying war, which I am afraid happens all too often. We
include the falklands war dead, and those who suffer combatting terrorism,
e.g. in Northern Ireland.
Mike
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