Welcome to Armistice Day

[Ed W]

It ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, and it was supposed to be the "war to end all wars."  Aren't they all? 

[heironymouspasparagus]

One would hope.

[Cats Cats Cats]

I realized that we are on the verge of losing all of our WWII veterans.  I can only imagine getting dropped off on a beach with your only direction to go at the people shooting at you.

[Red Arrow]

I still have a difficult time comprehending losing thousands or tens of thousands of lives in a single battle.

[heironymouspasparagus]

We had 5 million WWII vets.  Now down to about 250,000 (less every day).

[Conan71]

The last living American WWI vet issued a statement yesterday on final German reparations.  I was not sure if we still had a WWI vet living or not:

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/americas-last-wwi-veteran-issues-statement-on-final-german-reparations-calls-on-nation-to-complete-remembrance-107027668.html

[Cats Cats Cats]

The last living American WWI vet issued a statement yesterday on final German reparations.  I was not sure if we still had a WWI vet living or not:

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/americas-last-wwi-veteran-issues-statement-on-final-german-reparations-calls-on-nation-to-complete-remembrance-107027668.html

The WW2 memorial just opened in 2004.  I believe the only WW2 memorial in the United States used to be in Kansas City until that opened.  I may be wrong on that.