Lest we Forget-a pittance of time

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 of the premises at 11:00 am to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for us. 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". I think that you will find it to be a moving video and song.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• remembrance
• day

[hotchick799]

every year my school watches this video at 11:00 and during the whole video we bow our heads and pay respect to the soldiers that died to make our country free it always makes me sad when I see it because it reminds me of my uncle who died in Afghanastan last year. He came home for christmas only he came home in a coffin I was so sad when they came over to me and my family and said that he was shot in the neck. I cried the whole day I didn't even get to spend one last christmas with him I luv u

[pinoyviper]

i used this song for assembly

[YJninja00]

it was really hard not to cried my grandpa was one of the lucky ones that survived some wars he fought

[GeneralMusicLover]

It was actually hard for me not to want to cry listening to this song in class when they played it. It reminds me of not only the fallen but to my uncles (3) who are serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, and to think of what they do and the risks, God bless our current soldiers and veterans.

[GeneralMusicLover]

Remembrance day is once a year, but that doesn't mean we can't remember during the 364 other days of the year ♥

[ILuvguys25]

RIP Grandpa :((

[MyMovieLove]

I'll never forget.

[gleegurl22]

Every year my school watches this... makes me cry everytime RIP grampa :( xoxo

[SkitzoCannibal]

oh shit, this fucking song. every goddamn year, for my whole elementary school career.

[369someguy]

God Bless these soldiers may we reunite in our final stage of life........and anyone who hates this thing is either a communist or stupid and ignorant. Thier death gave us all we have now