On November 11 we are asked to never forget.

In 1914 the government asked young men and women to leave the safety of their
homes and do their part in preserving our way of life.
Many of them found themselves in water filled, rat infested trenches
eating putrid food if they could find it. Many died of exposure and disease.

Then one morning an officer blew his whistle and they went "over the top"
only to be gunned down and killed by enemy machine guns without
ever firing a shot themselves.
 
In 1939 the government asked young men and women to leave the safety of their
homes and do their part in preserving our way of life.  My father-to-be and two
of his cousins found themselves loading a ship in Halifax sailing off to an unknown
destination. He was carrying an oversized load up the gangplank and suffered a
hernia which got him a medical discharge.

While recovering at home he received word that his cousins and several
other soldiers were strafed by enemy warplanes and killed as their boots hit
the beach at Dunkirk without ever firing a shot themselves.

In 2020 the government has asked us to do our part in preserving our way of
life. They are not asking us to leave the safety of our homes and risk being
killed in action. No, they are only asking us to social distance, wash our
hands and wear a mask.

Is that so hard.

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