I find it pathetic that alot of young people and even adults have no respect for those who died to give us a better life. If it wasnt for the millions who sacrificed their own life for ours then none of us would be here as our mothers and fathers would have been killed. My grandfather was killed at sea in WW2 but i dont just pay my respets to him but to all. 2 minutes of our time is nothing compared to what they sacrificed.
2006-11-11 22:33:27 · 24 answers · asked by vampire_o3 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Hear, hear, Vampire_03 !!!!
If I could vote for your question more than once, you'd have a stack of votes from me, my man.
We remember not only those that fell in the the two World Wars, but those who continue to give the ultimate in conflicts around the world : Afghanistan and Iraq to name but two.
Personal or political views of these conflicts are irrelevant - the fact is that people give their lives unquestioningly for their country.
You are right - our 2 minutes of silence each year and the purchase of a red poppy is but nothing to their sacrifice, but it is of paramount importance that we show our respect and remember them...........................
2006-11-11 22:43:41 · answer #1 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Millions of people have to work even on Remembrance Sunday and in many cases it's just not practical for them to stop for 2 minutes at 11am.
That doesn't necessarily show a lack of respect for the occasion.
2006-11-11 22:46:55 · answer #2 · answered by Pit Bull 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i slept through it, so i don't know if i snored, but I do however show my respect to those that died in war and not just the world wars the other wars we have been in such as korea, the falkands and many others including our current ones we aren't just in 1 battle zone at the moment we have armed forces stationed in many areas and not just the middle east - i don't purchase a poppy because my grandad who was injured in dunkirk and asked for help from the royal british legion recieved none and he told me not to finance them, more recently my younger brother also recieved no help from them after leaving the armed services just confirming that my grandad was right about them, also the whole white verses red poppy thing is political madness gone mad once more
2006-11-11 22:45:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did it....my kids did too, my hubby's in the army and both him and me ALWAYS pay our respects to the fallen.....they sacrificed a lot for this country, so 2 minutes is nothing!
2006-11-11 22:37:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was asleep, but no you'll find its not just for WW1 &2 it is for anybody that has died saving our country and there people who still do die today for our country and the youth are aware as many of there friends of victims of that. so i think to generalise like that is unfair, i know what you mean but still. I could be one of them people who die in fighting for my country but still, if people want to disrespect people who have thought for the country its there choice, harsh but there choice none the less. I do respect the dead and the alive that have thought in wars and my family memebers have been involved in wars.
2006-11-11 23:18:55 · answer #5 · answered by skotiheath 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
particular 11th hour, of 11th day of 11th month so as which would be 11 am GMT - yet to be honest the point to instruct your admire is maximum extreme - whether at a distinctive time my son's soccer team will even have some at 2.00pm in the previous kick off
2016-12-28 19:22:29 · answer #6 · answered by chatterton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. What I did to remember my relatives/fellow veterans overshadows 2 minutes of silence.
2006-11-11 22:44:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was working when it happened (today and yesterday). Yesterday I tried to but people kept talking to me n got very annoied i wasn't replying so i have to talk back which i was very annoied/ashamed of. Today I made a sign so I actually managed to complete it , did 4 mins though to make up for yesterday. My boss wasn't impressed.
2006-11-12 03:49:55 · answer #8 · answered by strummer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes i did officially yesturday 11/11 and today and i agree most young people do not pay their respects without the dead we wouldnt be here so heres for them men and women from all wars!!
2006-11-11 22:37:50 · answer #9 · answered by jules 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well i slept str8 thru it....hung over!!! both my grandfathers were in ww2 but i pay my respects other ways it dusnt have to be silence
2006-11-11 22:35:10 · answer #10 · answered by Jadems 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋