**Lest We Forget**

On the 11th Hour of the 11th Day on the 11th month is 

Remembrance Day also known as Armistice Day or Veterans Day!

It is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries to remember the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and civilians in times of war, specifically since the First World War. 

MY PROMISEI promise you dear soldier
to remember what you've done
all the sacrifies you have made
in battles lost and won.I promise you dear soldier
that you will not have fought in vain
even when the years have come and gone
and only your tombstone does remain
I promise you dear soldier
a poppy I will wear
to show the world I'm proud of you
and that I will always care
I promise you dear soldier
to teach my children well
so that they will always remember
and to their children the stories tell
To you I make this promise
an oath straight from my heart
to never, ever forget you
and that in my life you have a part.
Lest that we forget
the terror that is war
and all that has been given
by those who fought before.


written by Maria Sutherland
November 2000