Remembrance Day

Friday was Remembrance Day in Canada, which is the same thing as Veterans Day in the U.S. I thought it was interesting, though, that Remembrance Day is much more important here than Veterans Day at home. A significant majority of the population of Toronto has been wearing poppies for the last week, and there were loads of television specials and ceremonies to commemorate the day. We even did a minute of silence at work.

Considering the number of wars and conflicts that the U.S. has been involved with in its history and with the general "Support the Troops" sentiment, I think this contrast in observance is pretty interesting. I wonder why this is.... Could it be that by having a more actively engaged military, people in the U.S. are not so focused on the events of the past?