Paying your Respects?

Question

How many people on here tonight went to the nearest Cenotaph to pay their respects today or yesterday! Be honest now!

Answer 1

I was part of the parade in my town.

I'm the standard bearer from the local Royal British Legion branch at Pontardawe... I also attend the small service at the Cenotaph on the 11 November and the Festival of Remembrance at Swansea's Brangwyn Hall.

My brother was also part of today's parade when he marched with the Air Training Corps squadron.

I also parade in Neath each year for the Battle of Britain parade and other ceremonies and parades that pop up.

I find that 2 minutes silence is a tiny amount compared to the millions of lives lost during the wars. To give 2 minutes from our lives is nothing to ask for, I can't see why anyone shouldn't stop what they're doing for only 120 seconds so we can commemorate and thank all those who have fallen, been wounded or have survived the wars during our history and the fight for freedom.

But.. just to add... what I do on the parades is among the other I do which is typical for a normal 18 year old student. I crawl around the pubs, play pool, watch films at cinemas, go for random drives with friends...

I have never seen combat or conflict, but I don't want to forget the ones who have... and neither should anybody else. We should be grateful for what they did for us and to thank them, wo can never forget.

Answer 2

I went to the Cenotaph in Whitehall for the fourth time in seven years. I do think it is good to share the act of remembering with the community, or the nation, and was moved to think that it is the same order of service first used in the 1920s. But I was dismayed by someone answering his mobile and two others whispering during the two minutes' silence.

Answer 3

Paying my respects happened in 3 steps for me.

First, I was picked out as one of the Cenotaph guards, standing in the cold and the rain for an hour and a half at the Rest on Arms Reversed during the service and laying of the wreaths.

Second, I spent time at the Legion, talking to the Vets, meeting with their families and doing a bit of a show and tell on my units' equipment.

Third, I went out on the town with some of my unit mates, raised glasses to absent friends, and partied on for those of ours who are currently overseas.

Answer 4

My Grandfather and brothers faught in the first world war, some of them are in the Somme.

Visiting a Cenotaph on rememberance day is not as important as passing down the value to generations.

Answer 5

we did.
and watched a parade.

my mother told us that when she was young(er),
the men used to march in the evenings.
we wondered why that was, and although she said that she didn't really know, we surmised that it was because they were all busy in the daytime, working.

she also told us about how everyone used to observe a period of silence at 11 o'clock...representing the day the armistice was signed


"veterans' day (formerly armistice day)...
november 11, is the anniversary of the armistice which was signed in the forest of compiegne by the allies and the germans in 1918, ending world war I, after four years of conflict. ...
--at 5 a.m. on monday, november 11, 1918 the germans signed the armistice, an order was issued for all firing to cease; so the hostilities of the first world war ended. this day began with the laying down of arms, blowing of whistles, impromptu parades, closing of places of business. all over the globe there were many demonstrations; no doubt the world has never before witnessed such rejoicing...."
http://www.patriotism.org/veterans_day/

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I did. I went to my local churchyard on Saturday at 11AM to pay my respects to the military graves there.

On Sunday I held the Standards for the Royal British Legion in two locations. Lytham St Anne's at 11AM, marched off, jumped in a car and went to Freckleton for a second service which was more Standard bearing.

After these, I spent time with the veterans, listening to their stories and buying them a drink or two.

I volunteered my entire weekend for rememberance services. a small price to pay for my freedom.

Answer 8

i dint go to a cenotaph but i did stand still and observe the silence with my fella who's a royal marine. its only right to do so. they fought for us and deserve respect. being silent is the very least we can do. disappointed to see some ppl not observing it tho. disappointed and sickend actually.

Answer 9

Not me. I watched the ceremony on TV before picking up my daughter.

I just wish that we could come to some understanding, every Armistice Day - and every "9/11" - that we are all one and that nothing is achieved by war.

We could use the day to remind ourselves not to repeat the same mistakes over and over.

Answer 10

I did at our local service. Just a note for dawn to tell her if it was not for the sacrifice of her elders that she would not have been able to make comments like she has. She is a most sad individual