2 minutes = 1 minute for each WW? Is that too much to ask?
My dh's grandfather flew Wellington Bombers in WWII. The we lucky, he came home. But he hated to atlk of what he saw/did. Many of them don't know alot about his time during WWII as he didn't ever vocalise that much about it.
Sons, brothers, fathers, grandfathers, nephews, cousins, uncles, all went out there all did their bit....mostly willingly, wanting too. Children of 14 signed up. Lied about their ages to get on the front line. Thousands lie in umarked graves, names not known..just 'a soldier' ask any one who has been to Ypre, Passendale, amount of the war cemateries that now are the resting place for man who faught for this country/world. There are soldier who were never given an official resting place, they died, they stayed. No memorial, no one to morne at their graveside, no one to say good bye. All they have is our respect to honour them 2 minute 2 MINUTES of our time, to remember, to say thank you! I am astounded that some see this as too much.
FWIW, it was always 2 minues (or started off as 2 anyway
"In a letter published in the London Evening News on 8 May 1919, an Australian journalist, Edward George Honey, proposed a respectful silence to remember those who had given their lives in the First World War. This was brought to the attention of King George V and on 7 November 1919, the King issued a proclamation which called for a two minute silence"
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