Thursday, November 12, 2009

Remembrance Day


I do apologize that I did not realize that in France, this day was set aside for remembrance of fallen soldiers as in our country. This past summer I found this beautiful gravesite at Cemetiére Montparnasse .


Posted by Virginia at 12:01 AM
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8 comments:

Laurent said...

Perfect photo for the armistice day.

November 12, 2009 12:36:00 AM CST
Shell Sherree said...

And likewise here in Australia, V. Beautiful and touching. Twenty-seven? So young.

November 12, 2009 12:45:00 AM CST
Peter said...

I appreciate this nice and simple way to pay our respects to all these veterans, now all gone!

November 12, 2009 2:24:00 AM CST
Daryl said...

Its a perfect way to remember .. and say thank you

November 12, 2009 11:23:00 AM CST
Starman said...

Remembering the experience is one thing, learning from it is quite another.

November 12, 2009 1:25:00 PM CST
Petrea said...

Quite beautiful.

November 12, 2009 9:50:00 PM CST
Lily Hydrangea said...

love the lighting in these photos, really adds meaning to what this is all about.

November 12, 2009 11:14:00 PM CST
Owen said...

Hi Virginia, just saw your comment over at my place, many thanks for stopping by, don't know how I missed you until now, will have to come back here and look around...

Jean-Marie Hatier died au Mort-Homme, which is just across the Meuse River from Verdun. On Nov. 11th I posted a couple of photos of the monument which is at the top of the Mort-Homme hill, if you have a second to go look. This sculpture on his grave is beautiful, it has weathered in a wonderful way. There are many fascinating tombs in Montparnasse, I've wandered in there more than once. But then, almost every cemetery has something interesting in it, either artwork, or history... glimpses into past lives...

November 15, 2009 8:53:00 AM CST

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