I had this story sent to me from my Uncle down in Nova Scotia Canada it really makes me mad to find that their are idiots in this world that have a lack of respect on Rememberance Day. My Grandfathers and Uncle's served in WW2 and were fortunate enough to make it back alive and I never heard them once speak of the things that happened...and I think it's pretty self explanatory why. God bless the woman and men that have fought in present and in past that have given so much for our freedoms!
On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a Shoppers Drug Mart store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the store's PA asking customers who would still be on the premises at 11:00 AM to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for us.
Terry was impressed with the store's leadership role in adopting the Legion's "two minutes of silence" initiative. He felt that the store's contribution of educating the public to the importance of remembering was commendable.
When eleven o'clock arrived on that day, an announcement was again made asking for the "two minutes of silence" to commence. All customers, with the exception of a man who was accompanied by his young child, showed their respect.
Terry's anger towards the father for trying to engage the store's clerk in conversation and for setting a bad example for his child was later channeled into a beautiful piece of work called, "A Pittance of Time". Terry later recorded "A Pittance of Time" and included it on his full-length music CD, "The Power of the Dream".
In the interest of creating a greater awareness of the sacrifices that have been made and are still being made on our behalf, "A Pittance of Time" has been adapted to the French language and titled "C'est si peu de temps". Music videos for both audio tracks were also produced in support of the campaign.
And thanks for this fine gentlemen for bringing this issue to light. We had a hockey tournament this weekend and at 11:00 am before one of the games we observed the minute of silence to remember our fallen loved ones. And there wasn't one person in that arena that didn't remove their hat and silently pray...kids included....Shame on that guy in Nova Scotia and anybody else that didn't on Nov. 11 at 11am.
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