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A Pittance of Time

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Singer Terry Kelly from Dartmouth NS has a video which is very appropriate for this time of year. It can be loaded from the url at the end of this post

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Jack Neilson

On November 11, 1999 Terry 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 premise at 11:00 AM to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who sacrificed so much for us.
Terry was impressed with the stores 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”.

http://www.terry-kelly.com/introduction.htm
 
I know this thread is nearly a year old but, This song brings a tear to my eye. Please, have a listen.
 
Hello all,

I can't see that most if not all of you haven't heard this.. I just did tonight tho, for the first time, and had to pass it on to you.. (just in case....)

I'm sitting here trying to figure a way to best describe it.. and I can't think of one word that even approaches it..  If you haven't seen this, please do when you have a moment.. I
To quote the friend who sent it to me.. "This is truly worth watching...and listening to."

http://www.army.gc.ca/chief_land_staff/remembrance/English/video.asp

Anne
 
Excellent!!!
I got kind of a chill when the veterans walked in to the picture!!
You CF member should be proud of yourselves.  Hats off to ya, and Terry Kelly. :salute:
 
hey i found this really great song about remembrance day and our vets. it is a really moving and touching song.

i hope you enjoy it

home page- explains what the song is about,  http://www.army.gc.ca/chief_land_staff/remembrance/English/home.asp

music video for the song- http://www.army.gc.ca/chief_land_staff/remembrance/English/video.asp
 
This web site is worth a look.

http://remember.sympatico.ca/home.html
 
Thought to bring this topic back up as Rememberance Day is soon coming..

A Pittance Of Time

They fought and some died for their homeland,
They fought and some died, now it's our land;
Look at his little child, there's no fear in her eyes,
Could he not show respect for other dads who have died?

Take two minutes, would you mind?
It's a pittance of time for the boys and the girls who went over;
In peace may they rest, may we never forget why they died.
It's a pittance of time.

God forgive me for wanting to strike him,
Give me strength so as not to be like him;
My heart pounds in my breast, fingers pressed to my lips,
My throat wants to bawl out, my tongue barely resists.

But two minutes I will bide,
It's a pittance of time for the boys and the girls who went over;
In peace may they rest, may we never forget why they died.
It's a pittance of time.

Read the letters and poems of the heroes at home,
They have casualties, battles, and fears of their own;
There's a price to be paid if you go, if you stay,
Peace is fought for and won in numerous ways.

Take two minutes would you mind?
It's a pittance of time for the boys and the girls all over;
May we never forget our young become vets,
At the end of the line. It's a pittance of time.

It takes courage to fight in your own war,
It takes courage to fight someone else's war;
Our peacekeepers tell of their own living hell,
They bring hope to foreign lands that the hatemongers can't kill.

Take two minutes, would you mind?
It's a pittance of time for the boys and the girls who go over;
In peacetime our best still don battle dress,
And lay their lives on the line. It's a pittance of time.

In peace may they rest, lest we forget why they died,
Take a pittance of time.

Terry Kelly (The Power Of The Dream ©2001 Gun K Publishing & Wall Street Publishing - SOCAN)
 
Wow i really liked the song, it made me drop a tear, and tomorrow morning i am gonna swear to protect Canada with my life and let me tell you when i saw those veterans walk and drill and at the end the coffin with the Canadian flag something when trough me, i am gonna be proud to protect my country with my life under any circumstances, i am gonna try not to drop a tear tomorrow morning in front of the Canadian flag.


Wolf  :cdn: :cdn: :cdn: :cdn: :cdn: :salute:
 
Great song, good video, and Kudos to Mr. Kelly.

Sad that he would need to write a song to remind people to take that time. May we all remember to be on the most exemplary, and take the time to respect all of those who have served and given their lives.

Je me souviens
 
I probably can't count how many times I have seen that video; I still get a lump in my throat now. I am in the process of transferring back to the PRes from the supplimental list, so I won't be wearing the colours on the 11th. I am a member of a World War II re-enactment group (A COY 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion). So I am going to do my part. I am going along with my fellow members, drive three hours at our own expense, don my battledress, Dennison smock, maroon beret, and jump boots. Then we will march in large Remembrance Day parade in Charlottetown. Then drive the three hours back home, and go to work the next four days.



I figure that it's the least I can do.



 
I'm glad you all liked it.
I had the very same reaction as you Wolfe...it was very touching.
I love Remembrance Day, but I quit cadets so now I have no uniform to wear to school  :crybaby:
But I will Remember just the same.
Slim2
:cdn: :salute:
 
In an effort to show penance for my comments on Tess' commercial thread. I post this:

On the DND site and army.gc.ca:

http://www.army.gc.ca/chief_land_staff/remembrance/English/home.asp

Terry Kelly wrote a song after being in a store where they stopped for 2 minutes of silence. All patrons of the store stopped except for this one fellow who tried to talk to a clerk. The rage that Mr Kelly had because of this father's poor example to his daughter inspired this song.

I watched the video. It was very good. I will not say more  :'(:

Mpeg version here, it takes a bit to download:

http://www.army.gc.ca/chief_land_staff/remembrance/English/Docs/TKeng6mb.wmv
 
Also take a look at this one....


October , 2005 - The massive event tent at Kandahar Airfield was suddenly filled with a rousing standing ovation and thundering cheers as Julian Austin, a singer, songwriter from New Brunswick now residing in Steinbach Manitoba played the final note of his new song, entitled "The Red and White".

He recently wrote the song as a tribute to all past and present Canadian service men and women, playing it in public for the first time for the members of Task Force Afghanistan serving in the Arabian Gulf region and in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

He recently wrote the song as a tribute to all past and present Canadian service men and women, playing it in public for the first time for the members of Task Force Afghanistan serving in the Arabian Gulf region and in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Here's the link to the song:

http://www.army.dnd.ca/LFWA_HQ/media/RedandWhite_smaller.wma?id=667
 
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