11:11:11

[Howard]

In the minutes leading up to 11:00 at work things went bezerk and absolute chaos rained down. Much to my own embarrassment all of this activity caused me to forget what time of day it was.... Until my work colleague heard the bugles sounding the last post on the radio (which I could not hear from my position)...
We all immediately stopped our activity (six of us in the office) until the minute was over.
This sort of surprised me because the colleague who called for the silence has never outwardly expressed reverence for our servicemen/women.
As each Remberance Day & ANZAC day passes, there are fewer & fewer veterans within our small community. It is good to see that it is not only a select group who are determined to keep their memory alive. I have noticed an increasing number of people gain a deeper respect for those who serve compared to when I was a young bloke 20/30 years ago.
Lest we forget.
My son Sid has just told me their school paused for a minutes silence, too. Excellent.