11/Nov/19 Remembrance Day - Lest we forget

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

If I were in the Navy, I would be doing a Vertical Deckhead Survey.  Another words, sleeping.  The Big Guy says that he misses the camaraderie of his fellow sailors.

Of course, being away from home, that was just part of the job.  Going to all the foreign ports and the foreign countries, that was also part of the job.  It was tough on the people that he had to leave behind as he would go off to do his job.

He did six months as a peacekeeper.  He did 3 NATO tours.  He did six months in Alert.  Then there was also the countless times that he just "went to sea".

He says that he would do it all over again.  Even the shitty jobs.

But if he were to go away like that, who would take me for walks?

I guess that is what they mean, by it also being hard on those that get left behind.

But then, there was also the ultimate sacrifice that people have made.  They signed a blank check and gave it to the Government of Canada, which they signed with their life.

If it wasn't for those brave souls, we wouldn't have the freedom that we so cherish now.

A moment of silence for those fallen heroes.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
  That mark our place; and in the sky
  The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
  Loved and were loved, and now we lie
      In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
  The torch; be yours to hold it high.
  If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
      In Flanders fields.