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  • Today Is... Armistice Day

    From Mike Dippel@954:895/1 to All on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 14:28:24
    The Story...
    Same as Veterans Day. Should traditionally be recognized on
    the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

    Mike Dippel

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  • From Daryl Stout@954:200/56 to Mike Dippel on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 17:47:51
    Mike,

    The Story...
    Same as Veterans Day. Should traditionally be
    recognized on
    the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh
    month.

    Agreed. It was designed for "the war to end all wars". Sadly, we know
    how that turned out. :P

    Daryl

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  • From Rob Mccart@954:895/54 to DARYL STOUT on Friday, November 14, 2025 09:42:40
    The Story...
    Same as Veterans Day. Should traditionally be recognized on
    the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

    Agreed. It was designed for "the war to end all wars". Sadly, we know
    >how that turned out. :P

    I hope this isn't in poor taste but I once saw a 'comic' in some
    magazine and one soldier was talking to another and said, "If this
    is the war to end all wars, why are they giving it a number?"

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  • From Mike Powell@954:895/54 to ROB MCCART on Friday, November 14, 2025 11:10:21
    The Story...
    Same as Veterans Day. Should traditionally be recognized on
    the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

    Agreed. It was designed for "the war to end all wars". Sadly, we know
    >how that turned out. :P

    I hope this isn't in poor taste but I once saw a 'comic' in some
    magazine and one soldier was talking to another and said, "If this
    is the war to end all wars, why are they giving it a number?"

    In fairness, I don't think WWI was numbered until WWII happened. ;)

    Mike


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  • From Daryl Stout@954:200/56 to Rob Mccart on Friday, November 14, 2025 13:44:10
    Rob,

    I hope this isn't in poor taste but I once saw a 'comic' in
    some magazine and one soldier was talking to another and said,
    "If this is the war to end all wars, why are they giving it a
    number?"

    In a word, really.

    Daryl

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  • From Rob Mccart@954:895/54 to MIKE POWELL on Sunday, November 16, 2025 08:21:12
    I hope this isn't in poor taste but I once saw a 'comic' in some
    >> magazine and one soldier was talking to another and said, "If this
    >> is the war to end all wars, why are they giving it a number?"

    In fairness, I don't think WWI was numbered until WWII happened. ;)

    Likely, and to be honest I'm sure the soldiers were supposed to be
    from WWII, but maybe they like to think that all of them are the war
    to end all wars.. B)

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  • From Rob Mccart@954:895/54 to DARYL STOUT on Sunday, November 16, 2025 08:21:12
    "If this is the war to end all wars, why are they giving it a
    number?"

    In a word, really.

    Back in the 70's I was at a party in Canada and there was a
    Canadian soldier who had just come back from Vietnam and he said
    that he'd been posted where the Americans killed were shipped
    back to the USA.. There was a little talk about the war in general
    and he said, "They say that 50,000 Americans were killed in the war..
    and I could name more than 100,000 of them..", suggesting that the
    numbers the public were given were greatly toned down.

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