Lest We Forget...

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. - Laurence Binyon

Today was, of course, Armistice Day... and the 90th anniversary of the end of World War 1 - "The War To End All Wars" - I hope you observed the 2 minute silence wherever you were.

Now, I didn't lose any close family in the wars, but my late father served in Burma during World War 2, and I am immensely proud of him and what he endured to make the world a better place (at least, that's what those brave men and women hoped).

I've posted a couple of photos and a wee bit about him on my photo blog, as a personal tribute... see here.

I've Posted This Video Before...

... but it was more than 2 years ago, and it couldn't be more appropriate today...

It's Ryan Adams and "New York, New York", although I can't embed it this time, so please follow this link.

Filmed 4 days before the attacks on the World Trade Centre, I find the video incredibly sad... A snapshot in time of a city that lost much more than a landmark on the 11th September, 2001.

And then The Eagles, and the song they wrote after 9/11... "Hole In The World"...

Lest We Forget...

Prayers and blessings go out to everyone who was affected by 9/11... those who lost family and friends when the twin towers of The World Trade Center were destroyed by a hideous act of terrorism six years ago today.

May whatever faith you have sustain you, may the healing of the scarred city and scarred hearts continue, and may we never forget the courage, compassion and strength the people of New York showed that day.

May your God bless you...