Kurt Vonnegut related this story about the first Armistice Day. In the minutes before the eleventh hour, a cacaphony of artillery and ordinance sounded out, as men tried to be able to claim the last shot fired in the Great War. As a result, when the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month struck, the world was blanketed with complete, and sudden, Silence.
And a veteran of the event said “It was like hearing the voice of God.”
lovely photo. needs more snow… *nods*
Kurt Vonnegut related this story about the first Armistice Day. In the minutes before the eleventh hour, a cacaphony of artillery and ordinance sounded out, as men tried to be able to claim the last shot fired in the Great War. As a result, when the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month struck, the world was blanketed with complete, and sudden, Silence.
And a veteran of the event said “It was like hearing the voice of God.”
Well said, Mr. Underwood.
The Cenotaph will stay in place for a few days.