Sunday, November 11, 2012

Veterans Day in the US - Armistice Day in Europe

Across Europe people fell silent at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month to commemorate the end of World War I and to remember the dead from all wars, including Afghanistan - but the day holds even more significance as the Economist points out:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/charlemagne/2010/11/armistice_day_europe

The day is known as Remembrance Day in the UK:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/nov/11/remembrance-sunday-services-uk

The poppy is the symbol, taken from the poem "In Flanders Fields..."
Remembrance Day Commemoration Service at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra

Meanwhile, issues around the Euro Crisis continue, with the possibility of a British exit from the EU on the agenda:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/business/global/12iht-dixon12.html?_r=0

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