November 11: A Day To Remember Our Veterans

November 11 is Veterans Day in the USA and Remembrance Day in Canada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcZVJsU5wtI

I usually watch a war movie, one that is appreciative and not degrading to the courageous men who fought for their country.

Movies like We Were Soldiers and Hamburger Hill portray war realistically without dishonoring the troops.

I recommend the following for November 11, all of these movies honor the troops:

American Sniper (2014)
The Hurt Locker (2008 )
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Lone Survivor (2013)
Passchendaele (2008 )
We Were Soldiers (2002)
The Great Raid (2005)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Battle of Britain (1969)
Rescue Dawn (2006)
Hamburger Hill (1987)
Saving Private Ryan (1998 )
The Pacific (2010 Mini-Series)
Band of Brothers (2001 Mini-Series)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Run Silent Run Deep (1958 )
Bataan (1943)
They Were Expendable (1945)

And today is the 240th birthday of the United States Marine Corps

Very nice Canadian video. I can say I've met a few canucks during my tours and they were all fine men.

We had 2 minutes silence yesterday at work.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DNkaEezW0AMfUeu.jpg

http://youtu.be/qH2vbYs6ebc Going to be a very hard Veterans day with the man we call Pop. Remember these men and women.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DOEl6ICXUAAAmhd.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAGfOXfmkYA

This is a movie that gives a realistic portrayal what the WW I soldiers went through (from a story written by a WW I veteran):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUhZXZKx2P0

Watching wonder woman now which is also about world war 1.

Blackadder 4 was also very poignant comedy about the great war.

The Great War is an event that always piques my interest...the old ways of war fought with new weapons, a 'no holds barred' contest if you will, poison gas, flamethrowers, zeppelins, airwar, submarines, dreadnought battleships, trench warfare in the west, but free flowing battle in the eastern front, almost the entire world at war with over 30 nations becoming involved in it, and the massive amounts of casualties. It is quite impressive to study and MANY a great leader was involved in it, born from it, and many a foul leader as well.

It is a shame that the royalty of Europe decided the world needed or deserved this. It is a shame that America ever got involved in it and the REAL shame is the treaty of Versailles which was not fair in the least and set the stage for the rise of Nazism, Fascism, Communism, Socialism, and World War II.


Ironic that after treaties and peace pacts and allied powers thrust the entire world into chaos that certain current world leaders are calling for even more.....a European Army?

"The Führer gave expression to his unshakable conviction that the Reich will be the master of all Europe. We shall yet have to engage in many fights, but these will undoubtedly lead to most wonderful victories. From there on the way to world domination is practically certain. Whoever dominates Europe will thereby assume the leadership of the world."

— Joseph Goebbels, Reich Minister of Propaganda and close associate of Hitler, 8 May 1943


But I suppose world leaders would never steer us normal everyday citizens wrong......you know, AGAIN :rolleyes: