tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430659022059128509.post1284934829972169890..comments2023-04-01T02:25:28.183-07:00Comments on The T-Shirt Project: A Day For Remembrance & A Wish for PeaceDivinityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204047865617818203noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430659022059128509.post-7939717938195069132012-11-11T21:32:44.872-08:002012-11-11T21:32:44.872-08:00Thanks so much for sharing such a lovely comment a...Thanks so much for sharing such a lovely comment about the meaning of Remembrance Day for you and your family. And absolutely, the further we get from those memories, the more effort we must put in to engender the appreciation and understanding in our younger generations.Divinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204047865617818203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430659022059128509.post-85060003395089966942012-11-09T15:28:43.733-08:002012-11-09T15:28:43.733-08:00I also learned that poem and have never forgotten ...I also learned that poem and have never forgotten it. I recite it every year, even if I don't have an audience. <br /><br />My parents were living in occupied Holland and still vividly remember the day the Canadian soldiers drove up and freed them, tossing chocolate and cigarettes from their trucks and tanks. My grandfather on my dad's side was an active member of the Dutch Resistance and their family harboured both Jewish families on the run from the Nazis and Allied soldiers hiding behind enemy lines. Some of the stories he has told me send shivers up my spine. <br /><br />We live in a very privileged time and it behooves us to teach the generations that come after us how much blood, sweat and tears were shed in order for us to live the way we do. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02391202682488979749noreply@blogger.com