War Is Over

Yesterday was the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.  Germany signed an armistice with the Allies.  Sorry I forgot about it--didn't even attend any of the huge rallies and parades commemorating the event.

Remembering the Armistice used to be a big deal.  Now it's Veteran's Day.  I'm not complaining, but it shows you how even the biggest events fade. (Maybe someone should make a new movie about it, like they did with 300--though Spartans holding off Persians is more exciting than signing an agreement, I suppose.)

There had never been anything like the Great War. Its toll, and its effect, was tremendous.  All the people who lived through it wouldn't forget it. Nor would their children.  But their children's children?  And their children's children's children?

Besides, a generation later we were involved in World War II, and that's the sort of thing that puts World War I into perspective.

So have a happy (or solemn) Veteran's Day, and Armistice Day as well.