In the US it was called Armistice day but was renamed Veterans
Day in 1954, apparently to defuse the move to have VE [May 7
1945] and VJ [August 14 1945] day also made federal holidays. The
major US activity is now shopping at the great sales with goods
at regualr prices but lots of hype.

The reason for the original title and esp. the original meaning
seem to have been suppressed because of political correctness,
i.e. not glorifying war, and reminding the people of what these
"adventures" cost them in blood and treasure.

The "statesmen" of the world seem hellbent on
creating/maintaining another global conflict thorugh their
egotism, greed and cultural ignorance. George Orwell seems to
have gotten it right when he observed in his book 1984, "war is
peace." We all would do well to remember the reported last words
of the Russian Foreign Minister at the start of WW1 just before
he was shot by the bolsheviki -- "I only wanted a little war."

GmcD

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:02:14 -0500, Brian Lawson
wrote:

Hey Guys and Gals,

Today is Remembrance Day in Canada.
I don't know what the "11th Hour, of the 11th Day, of the 11th Month"
is called in other countries, but the name is not so important as the
need.

We Remember.

Brian Lawson,
Bothwell, Ontario.