Headlines, two days before Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated
by a Serbian Nationalist

Today is the third advent before November the Eleventh, the date which we Remember the unaccounted millions of lives who gave their lives. For what, historians have established, was mostly tensions of the inefficient centralized and greedy policies of Imperialism. Nations and Empires sought to hold their precious colonies together in order to continue the economic policies they maintained of taking the resources and materials from provinces and territories [they 'owned'], manufactuing or refining the goods, and selling them to themselves or back to the territories for their profit. This unequal economic method of Imperialism evidenced pure and simple greed as the root cause of the war. Nontheless the armies of these nations had sworn men and women to serve the cause that the Nation issued, these nations being administrated by the Politicians who had it set in their heads that Imperialism was a just idea. Therefore when the tensions were high enough and the status quo could not take the strain, the Politicians engage their fists in their flamewar.
Seventy million lives were sent to defend or attack these causes, resulting the horrific mess that was the War to End All Wars. 15 Million people died in the brutal conflict, which established a newer, still precarious system of nations that led to only two decades of non-conflict.

They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

Lest we forget

God rest their souls, those who fought in that Great War.

~Let us not forget that ideas may be bulletproof, but it is the men and women who think and act on them, that make them a reality. Let us not forget that millions have fallen and bled for us. Let us not forget our responsibility. For it is we who must act on those ideas. If we do not, then we failed them, we let them die in vain. Honor their gift. Honor their sacrifice. Be free, and let others be free. Or i shall come for you, and the reckoning will be with such a finality that you shall count your time of torment not in hours or days or months, but in eons.~

~Grim

A most excellent friend of mine made this for the occasion.

I hope we never forget.

They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

Rest in Peace.

I, sir, salute you, and that is a rarity indeed.

A Canadian has already said it better than I possibly could...

Lest We Forget.

"HAIL, the Fallen"

Raise your glass
Raise it to the sky
Raise it to the fallen
Be they friend, family,
Comrade or enemy

Remember the unclaimed
Remember the unnamed
Remember the warcries
Both Presant and past
Most of all remember
To never Forget

-CJR

Gxas:

God rest their souls, those who fought in that Great War.

That song always gives me goosebumps. Especially the DM version. Especially when listened to in context.

When A soldier dies, and stands at the pearly gates, he will say to Saint Peter. "Just checking in sir. I've already done my time in Hell."-Winston Churchill.

We so quickly forget WW1, and all the lives lost in the turmoil of everyday events, and in the shadow of other wars. So I thank you Anarchemitis for helping all of us to remember the young men that gave us their lives; for such a simple concept as freedom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEYmCAbsncQ

Also, this. Warsong, by the Doug Anthony All Stars.

We'd better never forget. A war for nothing, that never should have happened. We owe to ourselves and the future to see it never repeated.

Many more would still be alive if our generals weren't a bunch of morons. Such a waste.

I actually forgot what it was before I saw this thread...
But yes...I hate patriotism but oh well...

*Salutes*

Such a great thing as small and simple as the ability to post in this thread by clicking Post, is an ability we all too commonly take for granted. I know I have.