Veteran's Day

On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month ninety years ago today, an armistice was signed to end the "war that would end all wars". Of those who were among the signatories and the celebrants, only one displayed the prescience to show that the idealism expressed in the sentiment was misguided; a French official would say, "I pray that this is more than just a twenty year delay" or something to the affect, as with most quotes the details have changed with the history. Sadly, the Second World War displayed the truth of this.

This armistice ended what, at the time, was the most devastating war in the history of the human race; around approximately twenty million military and civilian deaths were accounted for. This was followed by the so-called Spanish flu, which devastated an already reeling world. It was this Great War that brought forth the idea of honoring those who have served their nations in military service, living and dead. It brings many names around the world, Armistice Day, Remembrance Day, and here in the United States, we call it Veteran's Day.

So to all the Vets, thanks.