Today, November 11, is the day when a number of countries around the
world remember their war dead and past and present military service men
and women. The video below is a wonderful and stirring piece of art
focussing on the significance of this day.
Here is one person's description of the story behind the video:
On
November 11, 1999, Terry Kelly was in a Shoppers Drug Mart store, in
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the
store's PA asking customers who would still be of the premises at 11:00
am to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who have
sacrificed so much for us. Terry was impressed with . . .
Today, November 11, is the day when a number of countries around the world remember their war dead and past and present military service men and women. The video below is a wonderful and stirring pice of art focussing on the significance of this day.
Here is one person's description of the story behind the video:
On
November 11, 1999, Terry Kelly was in a Shoppers Drug Mart store, in
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the
store's PA asking customers who would still be of the premises at 11:00
am to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who have
sacrificed so much for us. Terry was impressed with the store's
leadership role in adopting the Legion's "two minutes of silence"
initiative. He felt that the store's contribution of educating the
public to the importance of remembering was commendable. When
eleven o'clock arrived on that day, an announcement was again made
asking for the "two minutes of silence" to commence. All customers,
with the exception of a man who was accompanied by his young child,
showed their respect. Terry's anger towards the father for trying to
engage the store's clerk in conversation and for setting a bad example
for his child was later channeled into a beautiful piece of work
called, "A Pittance of Time".
