On the 11th hour
of the eleventh day
of the eleventh month…
Remembrance Day always hits me hard, because as a young elf, I heard from my earliest days about war and family and saw abiding sorrow; as an avid young reader, trying to fathom this great mystery of evil and courage that is war; and as a priest, befriending sometimes burying vets with due honours, and taking part in yearly services and Legion events.
It’s not a past past.
With that in mind, a repost of my 2008 tribute to a slain Canadian airman, who also happens to be my great-uncle.
Binks
https://steynian.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/remember-your-friend/
A Swift Sunrise 