November 11th, 2006 - A Time To Remember

If you click on the above link, you'll find a short film I did last year to thank those men and women all over the world that served, and fell, in WW2 fighting against the greatest tyranny this century has ever seen.

Through their noble effort, many millions of people live in freedom today.

Common people, doing uncommon things.

A sincere thank you, for the greatest gift of all.

Today, men and women from many countries are engaged in protecting us all over the world. They, like their predecessors, deserve our appreciation - not for just one day a year, but every single day of the year.

If you see a veteran today (or any other day), or some serviceman or servicewoman, remember what they represent, and take a minute to thank them for their service to your country.


A member on a forum site I am a member of brought this video to my attention. I'd like to share it with you, in the spirit of the day.

"On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a Shoppers Drug Mart store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the store’s PA asking customers who would still be on the premises at 11:00 AM to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for us.


Terry was impressed with the store’s leadership role in adopting the Legion’s “two minutes of silence” initiative. He felt that the store’s contribution of educating the public to the importance of remembering was commendable.

When eleven o’clock arrived on that day, an announcement was again made asking for the “two minutes of silence” to commence. All customers, with the exception of a man who was accompanied by his young child, showed their respect.


Terry’s anger towards the father for trying to engage the store’s clerk in conversation and for setting a bad example for his child was channeled into a beautiful piece of work called, “A Pittance of Time”. Terry later recorded “A Pittance of Time” and included it on his full-length music CD, “The Power of the Dream”.

In the interest of creating a greater awareness of the sacrifices that have been made and are still being made on our behalf, “A Pittance of Time” has been adapted to the French language and titled “C’est si peu de temps”. Music videos for both audio tracks too were produced in support of the campaign and a musical/theatrical concert production, “Two Minutes of Silence – A Pittance of Time”, was written for the stage."