Wednesday 11 November 2009

Remembrance Day


On Rememberance Day 1999, singer Terry Kelly was in a drugstore in Dartmouth, NS.

At 10:55am, an announcement came over the store's PA asking customers who would still be on the premises at 11:00am 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 11:00 arrived, 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 later channeled into "A Pittance of Time".

9 comments:

Neno said...

Nice video :D
Can I follow your blog??

♥ Miss Tea said...

Thanks!!! have a wonderful day!! :)

Jennifer C. Valerie said...

Stopped by to say hi. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Lorna said...

I've never met a Terry Kelly I didn't admire....

Lorna said...

Teena,

Would you like to have a drink, or dinner when you're in Ottawa? let me know at Lornacr@gmail.com

OldLady Of The Hills said...

I remember reading about this and hearing this last year! Great Video!

sara said...

Thank you! :)

Tiffany said...

great video! Love your fall leaves background. Very pretty.

SPEAKING FROM THE CRIB said...

that was great. thanks for sharing