November 11: Let us Remember

Alright so BYU does have some perks to it. This last week I went to perhaps the funniest show I have ever seen. Divine Comedy. It was terribly funny. They mocked everything from Utah Culture to the sound of music.All to the beat of popular music of the day and glow-sticks. Pure entertainment.

In other news, it's remembrance day this week or veterans day depending on which nation you claim citizenship. So take some time this week to think about how much we owe our veterans. Think about how many sacrificed their lives for our freedoms or how many fought through horrible conditions against certain death to give us the peace that we now have in such abundance. Also think about our troops who are fighting currently in various nations across the globe. Be it in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Iran there are soldiers valiantly sacrificing all that they have to keep us safe and keep our freedoms intact. Their efforts should not go unremembered. So let us pay our respects on either side of the border. Either proudly display your poppy, or carry your gratitude with in your heart. But let us not forget, let us never forget.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

For those who do not know this poem, it is a extremely powerful poem that in Canada we have grown to love, and for those of you who have never heard it, read the lyrics and reflect on what the many wars, especially the world wars have meant for you.

We may be different, Canadians and Americans, we might even disagree on certain points. But we are united on the front of freedom, liberty and peace. We are one against those try and take them away. And we will continue to hold fast to these beliefs with unwavering dedication.

Do not let this November 11 go unnoticed. Pay your respects, for we have much to respect for those men and women, those in the field or at home, who have given us so much.

Thank you all Veterans and Current Soldiers!

Signing Off,
DG