For those of you too young to remember the 50s you may not be aware of the origin of Armistice Day or Veterans Day.  We have celebrated Armistice Day on the 11th day of the 11th month,for that was the moment of the cease fire, of WWI.  The treaty officially ending the war took place in 1919, a year afrer the cease fire.  This commemoration was begun by the British, who suffered tremendous losses, for a total of 3,190,235...any of you who have visited GB will recognize the enormity of losses for such a small island.  We, Americans didn't enter the war till much later and our losses, while terrible (323,018, don't come close to the unbelievale  loss felt by the Beitish... We Americans observed the day from the late teens. and I well remember during the 50s, veterans on every street corner, selling wonderful red  paper poppies with the proceeds going to the Veterans organization.  These were in recognition of  the wild poppies that grew in Flanders, where so many allied soldiers died.  Then, in '54, the name was changed in the US, to Veterans' Day, to include all Americans who loose their lives in all wars.    So, spare a few moments tomorrow morning at 11 AM to think of  those brave souls who gave their all for each and every one of us.                                                                                                              Sandra