Remembrance Day:My Dad Left An Impression

Barbara and I did a minute of remembering shortly after 11a.m.

My Dad didn't have an active part in the war but was a member of the home guard. He did have several siblings who were soldiers, my uncle George who became a teacher and had two sons one a Dr.(graduate of Oxford) and the other a pilot for BOAC. My Uncle Fred was a prisoner of war and became an Anglican minister his twin sons have positions in banks and his daughter Anne is a rental manager for a Trust that runs housing for people who experience chronic mental illness.

I was about 12 years old and at home for Remembrance Day because we had a "holiday" from school. I was glad of the day off but it was my Dad who put the day into perspective for me. He was outside on what is traditionally a cold day stapling plastic to the windows getting ready for winter. At 11 o'clock he stopped and remembered. It left a profound impression.
A day off does not make people remember. However schools, businesses, people stopping together is somehow more significant.