REMEMBRANCE DAY 2020

Today in the US is Veterans Day.  Now set aside to commemorate the sacrifice and  service of military members for all times, it is, of course, derived from "Armistice Day" that originally commemorated the end of the Great War.  As such, this day of remembrance is a shared one with other nations.  As the world heads into the second surge of the COVID 19 pandemic, I find it apt to reprise the words of my Memorial Day posting--that I think that there is room in this moment of pause to commemorate not only the loss of the service men and women whom we traditionally honor at this time, but also the memories of all who have been lost and grieve during these trying times through COVID 19.  Although the social tumult and turmoil we are currently living through in the US compounds our anxiety, the spark of our ideals persist in the darkness and begin to glimmer stronger, promising a new dawn if we can but persevere and not lose heart.  (Normally, I like to use this blog space as an escape from topics of the day, but on this occasion I felt obliged to acknowledge the elephant in the room we are all dealing with--we will return to regular toy soldier programming in future posts, dear readers, have no fear).