Memorial and Veterans day
Today is the time that we honor the fallen and give thanks to those still living.
There is a great song by Canadian Terry Kelly called
A Pittance of Time. From Terry's website:
On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a drug store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the store�s PA asking customers who would still be on the premises at 11:00 AM to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for us.
Terry was impressed with the store�s leadership role in adopting the Legion�s �two minutes of silence� initiative. He felt that the store�s contribution of educating the public to the importance of remembering was commendable.
When eleven o�clock arrived on that day, an announcement was again made asking for the �two minutes of silence� to commence. All customers, with the exception of a man who was accompanied by his young child, showed their respect.
Terry�s anger towards the father for trying to engage the store�s clerk in conversation and for setting a bad example for his child was channeled into a beautiful piece of work called, �A Pittance of Time�. Terry later recorded �A Pittance of Time� and included it on his full-length music CD, �The Power of the Dream�.
YouTube video here:
A Pittance of Time
Posted by DaveH at November 11, 2007 7:55 PM