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The 2024 Armed Forces Men’s Rugby Championship hosted at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colo. from Aug. 23 to Aug 25 features service members from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. Teams will battle it out for gold. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)
Armistice Day (which overlaps with Remembrance Day and Veterans Day) is celebrated every year on 11 November to commemorate the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918. While this official date to mark the end of the war reflects the ceasefire on the Western Front, hostilities continued in other regions, especially across the former Russian Empire and in parts of the old Ottoman Empire.
The date was declared a national holiday in many allied nations, to commemorate those members of the armed forces who were killed during war. An exception is Italy, where the end of the war is commemorated on 4 November, the day of the Armistice of Villa Giusti.
The Initial or Very First Armistice Day was held at Buckingham Palace commencing with King George V hosting a "Banquet in Honour of The President of the French Republic" during the evening hours of November 10 1919. The First Official Armistice Day was subsequently held on the Grounds of Buckingham Palace on the Morning of November 11th 1919. This would set the trend for a day of Remembrance for decades to come.
Most countries changed the name of the holiday after World War II, to honour veterans of that and subsequent conflicts. Most member states of the Commonwealth of Nations adopted the name Remembrance Day, while the United States chose All Veterans Day (later shortened to 'Veterans Day') to explicitly honour veterans of all conflicts. "Armistice Day" remains the name of the holiday in France, Belgium and New Zealand; and it has been a statutory holiday in Serbia since 2012.
In the U.S., the function of Veterans Day is subtly different from that of other 11 November holidays. Unlike the situation in other countries, where that calendar date is set aside specifically for honouring those who died in action, Veterans Day honors all American veterans, whether living, dead in action, or deceased from other causes. The official national remembrance of war dead is instead Memorial Day, originally called 'Decoration Day', from the practice of decorating the graves of soldiers, which originated in the years immediately following the American Civil War.
In many parts of the world, people observe two consecutive minutes moment of silence at 11:00 a.m. local time as a sign of respect in the first minute for the roughly 20 million people who died in the war, and in the second minute dedicated to the living left behind, generally understood to be wives, children and families left behind but deeply affected by the conflict. This gesture of respect was suggested by Edward George Honey in a letter to a British newspaper, although Wellesley Tudor Pole had established two ceremonial periods of remembrance based on events in 1917.
From the outset, many veterans in many countries have also used silence to pay homage to departed comrades. The toast of "Fallen" or "Absent Comrades" has always been honoured in silence at New Zealand veteran functions, while the news of a member’s death has similarly been observed in silence at meetings.
Similar ceremonies developed in other countries during the inter-war period. In South Africa, for example, the Memorable Order of Tin Hats had by the late 1920s developed a ceremony whereby the toast of "Fallen Comrades" was observed not only in silence but darkness, all except for the "Light of Remembrance", with the ceremony ending with the Order’s anthem "Old Soldiers Never Die". In Australia, meanwhile, the South Australian State Branch of the Returned Sailors & Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia similarly developed during the interwar period a simple ceremony of silence for departed comrades at 9 p.m., presumably to coincide with the traditional 11 a.m. time for Armistice ceremonies taking place in Europe (due to the ten-hour time difference between Eastern Australia and Europe).
In the United Kingdom, beginning in 1939, the two-minute silence was moved to the Sunday nearest to 11 November in order not to interfere with wartime production should 11 November fall on a weekday. After the end of World War II, most Armistice Day events were moved to the nearest Sunday and began to commemorate both World Wars. The change was made in many Commonwealth countries, as well as the United Kingdom, and the new commemoration was named Remembrance Sunday or Remembrance Day. Both Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday are now commemorated formally in the UK. In recent years Armistice Day has become increasingly recognised, and many people now attend the 11am ceremony at the Cenotaph in London - an event organised by The Western Front Association, a UK charity dedicated to perpetuating the memory of those who served in the First World War.
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2022 Armed Forces Golf Championship hosted by Army at Fort Belvoir, Virgina. Championship features teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy (with Coast Guard players), and Air Force (with Space Force players). Department of Defense Photo by Mr. Steven Dinote - Released.
2022 Armed Forces Sports Men's Rugby Championship held in conjunction with the Rugbytown 7's Rugby Tournament in Glendale, Colo. Championship features teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force (with Space Force players), and Coast Guard.
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Images from the 2017 Imber Bus Run. A bus service run once a year between Warminster and the Lost Village of Imber and a number of other stops on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Elite U.S. military volleyball players from around the world compete for dominance at Fort Bragg's Ritz Epps Physical Fitness Center March 6-8, 2019 to determine the best of the best at the 2019 Armed Forces Volleyball Championship. Army, Navy (with Coast Guard) and Air Force teams squared off at the annual AFVC through three days of round-robin competition, to eventually crown the best men and women volleyball players in the military. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class John Benson (Released)
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Picture maked 25 th November 2019 in Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) is non-government control territories of Ukraine 1 km to contact line between ukrainian armed forces and rebels. #kaluphotocontest2019
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2022 Armed Forces Marathon Championship held in conjunction with the 47th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. The Armed Forces Championship features teams from the Marine Corps, Navy (with Coast Guard runners), and Air Force. Department of Defense Photo by Mr. Steven Dinote - Released.
Went down to Mount Batten for Armed Forces Day and got this pic of a Hawker Sea Fury doing its demonstration
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., met with his Australian counterpart Chief of the Defence Force Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, in Washington D.C., April 20, 2018.
The two leaders discussed a wide range of issues, including the global threat of terrorism and security in the Pacific region. The visit also served to strengthen the U.S.-Australia alliance as the two countries increase collaboration in counter-terrorism efforts and regional capacity building among other areas of mutual interest.
General Dunford hosted an Armed Forces Full Honors Arrival ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Whipple Field following the meeting, where he presented Air Chief Marshal Binskin with the Legion of Merit for his dedicated support of the U.S.-Australia alliance, which directly led to improved security in the Indo-Pacific theater.
The U.S. and Australia are celebrating 100 years of "Mateship" and together form an alliance that plays a critical role in maintaining peace and stability in the region.
(DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
The Shot at Dawn Memorial is a British Monument located at the National Memorial Arboretum near Alrewas, in Staffordshire, UK in memory of the 306 British and Commonwealth soldiers executed for a variety of believed offences including cowardice and desertion during World War I and was the main reason I travelled here after first seeing a picture of Andy DeComyn's staute on Flickr.
The memorial portrays a young British soldier blindfolded with target hung around his neck and tied to a stake in anticipation of execution by firing squad. The memorial was modelled on the likeness of Private Herbert Burden, of the 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, who lied about his age in order to enlist in the forces and was later shot for desertion at Ypres in 1915 aged 17. His name and the names of those others who suffered the fate of being shot at dawn are listed on the wooden stakes arranged in the form of a Greek theatre around the 8.5 foot concrete statue, symbolising the tradedy that these events signify These names included: Harry Farr, Thomas Highgate, Eric Poole, and Lance Corporal Peter Goggins.
The memorial was created by the artist Andy De Comyn and was unveiled by Mrs Gertrude Harris, daughter of Private Harry Farr, 21st June 2001. Mrs Marina Brewis, the great niece of Lance Corporal Peter Goggins, also attended the service.
The location of this memorial in the most easterly point of the Arboretum means that it is the first place to be touched by the dawn light. The mass pardon of 306 British and Irish soldiers executed during the Great War was enacted in Section 359 of the Armed Forces Act
Source The National Memorial guide book, United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials, and Wikipedia
2022 Armed Forces Sports Men's Rugby Championship held in conjunction with the Rugbytown 7's Rugby Tournament in Glendale, Colo. Championship features teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force (with Space Force players), and Coast Guard.
The 2024 Armed Forces Men’s Rugby Championship hosted at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colo. from Aug. 23 to Aug 25 features service members from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. Teams will battle it out for gold. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)
2022 Armed Forces Men’s Soccer Championship hosted by MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida from March 6-12. The best players from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force (with Space Force players) compete for gold. (Photo by Ms. Arianna Dinote, Department of Defense Photo - Released)
2022 Armed Forces Sports Men's Softball Championship hosted by Army at Fort Sill, Okla. Championship features teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force.
2022 Armed Forces Sports Men's Rugby Championship held in conjunction with the Rugbytown 7's Rugby Tournament in Glendale, Colo. Championship features teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force (with Space Force players), and Coast Guard.
MCX020. NUEVA YORK (EEUU), 06/09/2010.- La tenista rusa Maria Sharapova celebra un punto logrado ante la danesa Caroline Wozniacki en un partido disputado hoy, lunes 6 de septiembre de 2010, en la cuarta ronda del Abierto de Tenis de Estados Unidos en Flushing Meadows, Nueva York (EEUU). EFE/JOHN G. MABANGLO EEUU-TENIS/ABIERTO
2023 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship hosted by Naval Base Ventura County, California on April 1. The Armed Forces Championship features teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy (with Coast Guard runners), and Air Force (with Space Force Runners). Department of Defense Photo by Mr. Steven Dinote - Released.
November 11, 2018 marks the 100th anniversary since the end of the First World War, Armistice Day.
After four years of conflict, the guns fell silent. And we remember those who have given their lives on the battlefield, defending our country.
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NAVAL STATION EVERETT, Wash. (April 14, 2019) Day three of the 2019 Armed Forces Men's Soccer Championship held at Naval Station Everett, Wash. from 14-20 April, featuring Service members from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy (including Coast Guard) and Air Force. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Ian Carver/Released)
Match 2 featuring Navy v Air Force, of the 2023 Armed Forces Men’s Soccer Championship held at the Paige Fieldhouse Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California on 5 April 2023. The Armed Forces Men's Soccer Championship hosted by Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California from April 4-11. The Armed Forces Championship features teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy (with Coast Guard runners), and Air Force (with Space Force Runners). Department of Defense Photo by Mr. Steven Dinote - Released.
The Korean Demilitarized Zone is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula in half, crossing the 38th parallel on an angle, with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the parallel and the east end lying north of it. It is 155 miles (248 km) long and approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, and is the most heavily armed border in the world.
This isolation has created as a byproduct one of the most well-preserved pieces of temperate land in the world!!
The 2 countries have signed armistice but NOT the peace...
La Korean Demilitarized Zone, KMZ, est une bande de terre qui court le long de la péninsule coréenne pour séparer le nord et le sud le long du 38eme parallèle. Les deux pays ont signés l’armistice, mais pas la Paix. La frontière est marquée par une bordure en béton. Seuls les coréens du nord continuent à assurer une présence physique, les américains et les sud coréens ont construit un immense bâtiment d’où ils surveillent via cameras les mouvements du Nord.
Franchir la frontière revient à se faire tirer dessus. Peu de nord coréens osent franchir le 38eme parallèle car les représailles envers la famille restante, les voisins et les collègues de travail sont immédiates.
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The 2019 Armed Forces Wrestling Championship held at the Soto Physical Fitness Center at Fort Bliss, Texas from 23-24 February featuring the top wrestlers in the United States from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class J.E. Veal)
NAVAL STATION EVERETT, Wash. (April 14, 2019) Day three of the 2019 Armed Forces Men's Soccer Championship held at Naval Station Everett, Wash. from 14-20 April, featuring Service members from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy (including Coast Guard) and Air Force. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Ian Carver/Released)