God Conquers Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Remember that at that exact time the armistice ending the Great War was signed. Remember those who fought and died for your freedom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIX Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 [quote name='theculturewarrior' date='Nov 10 2004, 10:10 PM'] for your birthday, I got you what every girl needs...a jug of XOXOX, and Micahs going to do a caning. [/quote] ****HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG**** Big birthday hug for you StCollete! :group: :group: :group: :group: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 [quote name='XIX' date='Nov 11 2004, 01:53 AM'] ****HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG**** Big birthday hug for you StCollete! :group: :group: :group: :group: [/quote] awwwwwwwwwwwww thank you :group: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 I dont think dust has set the clock back an hour yet lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathoholic Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 [quote]I dont think dust has set the clock back an hour yet lol[/quote] So I'm not the only one who noticed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 today's the day... I'm soooo excited... This is my 18th 11/11 celebration!!! Woo hoo... I hope I don't fall asleep... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azaelia Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 :cheer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Happy birthday, Jennie! Happy 11:11 11/11 everyone! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G8XH4WDxP4[/media] btw, I've officially back-peddled on my previous statement. We now dance in the A.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 [quote name='homeschoolmom' date='11 November 2009 - 12:32 PM' timestamp='1257960721' post='2000688'] Happy birthday, Jennie! [/quote] Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totus Tuus Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 11:11 always = Something Corporate for me. I will probably listen to "Konstantine" to commemorate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I shall be prepared next year. The song will go in my phone and will play automatically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR-OCDS Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 (edited) On 11-11 at 11AM, 1918 during the last hour of WWI, the allied forces made an offensive on German positions along the French German border. They did this despite knowing the war would be over officially at noon. More soldiers died in that hour than on the Normandy landing during WWII. Fact is, today was originally called, Armistice Day, not Veterans Day. OK, back to our regularly scheduled programing. [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif[/img] Jim Edited November 11, 2009 by JimR-OCDS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 (edited) [quote name='JimR-OCDS' date='11 November 2009 - 01:11 PM' timestamp='1257963103' post='2000723'] On 11-11 at 11AM, 1918 during the last hour of WWI, the allied forces made an offensive on German positions along the French German border. They did this despite knowing the war would be over officially at noon. More soldiers died in that hour than on the Normandy landing during WWII. Fact is, today was originally called, Armistice Day, not Veterans Day. OK, back to our regularly scheduled programing. [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif[/img] Jim [/quote] actually, eyewitness accounts state that both sides fiercely fired upon each other, not just the Allies attacking the Germans...it was definitely not a one sided affair...it was the soldier's "farewell to arms." Some soldiers state that when the news came that the war was over at 11 (not noon), many soldiers didn't know what to believe...with the way the war went, they weren't even sure if it was true...so they just kept fighting until their weapons ran out of their bullets... Edited November 11, 2009 by dominicansoul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 We observe two minutes of silence at 11:11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR-OCDS Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 (edited) [quote name='dominicansoul' date='11 November 2009 - 02:44 PM' timestamp='1257965079' post='2000741'] actually, eyewitness accounts state that both sides fiercely fired upon each other, not just the Allies attacking the Germans...it was definitely not a one sided affair...it was the soldier's "farewell to arms." Some soldiers state that when the news came that the war was over at 11 (not noon), many soldiers didn't know what to believe...with the way the war went, they weren't even sure if it was true...so they just kept fighting until their weapons ran out of their bullets... [/quote] The Germans fired in defense, as allied forces made an assualt. It is a documented historical fact, that the allies could've just sat out the hour and did nothing, but instead made an assault on German positions, for no reason other than pride of the commanders who ordered the assualt. Read the book, "Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour: Armistice Day, 1918, World War I and Its Violent Climax" by Joseph Persco. The assault never had to take place, for they knew the Armistis would go into effect at noon. In fact, at noon, the shooting suddenly came to a stop and all was quiet. The allied soldiers looked around at the dead and wondered, what it was all for. Jim Edited November 11, 2009 by JimR-OCDS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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