Happy Veterans Day

[Danzig]

veterans day was called armistice day for years, til 1954. of course it was originally to honor the ww 1 vets. too bad the war to end all wars wasn't.
the name was changed to veterans day, and the intent changed to honor all veterans. but the day remains the 11 of november, when the armistice was signed by germany.

happy veterans day to all veterans, everywhere.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

veterans day was called armistice day for years, til 1954. of course it was originally to honor the ww 1 vets. too bad the war to end all wars wasn't.
the name was changed to veterans day, and the intent changed to honor all veterans. but the day remains the 11 of november, when the armistice was signed by germany.

happy veterans day to all veterans, everywhere.

My husband and I went to see the stage version of "War Horse" on Friday. Much of the story takes place during WW1. There's a beautiful folk song that they used in the show, "Only Remembered." I found this video tribute to the soldiers who fought in the Great War set to a lovely version of the song. Happy Veterans' Day to the veterans. May we never forget to make sure the ones returning from service get the care and support they deserve.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyoJn8Ebb7I

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

My husband and I went to see the stage version of "War Horse" on Friday. Much of the story takes place during WW1. There's a beautiful folk song that they used in the show, "Only Remembered." I found this video tribute to the soldiers who fought in the Great War set to a lovely version of the song. Happy Veterans' Day to the veterans. May we never forget to make sure the ones returning from service get the care and support they deserve.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyoJn8Ebb7I

Saw the movie awhile back, very good...amazing how the horse changed hands so much...stage show capture much of that?..

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by bigrun

Saw the movie awhile back, very good...amazing how the horse changed hands so much...stage show capture much of that?..

It did. The state show uses enormous puppets for the horses, and it's just mind-blowing, the incredible skill the puppeteers have. I missed bits of action here and there onstage because I was so mesmerized watching the ears on the puppet horses flick back and forth.

Here's a 2 minute commercial for the British production of it. It can't fully capture seeing them live but it gives you a good look at how freaking amazing those puppets are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_UDV...feature=relmfu

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

It did. The state show uses enormous puppets for the horses, and it's just mind-blowing, the incredible skill the puppeteers have. I missed bits of action here and there onstage because I was so mesmerized watching the ears on the puppet horses flick back and forth.

Here's a 2 minute commercial for the British production of it. It can't fully capture seeing them live but it gives you a good look at how freaking amazing those puppets are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_UDV...feature=relmfu

Thanks, can see why you were thrilled with the stage show...

[bigrun]

[cal828]

http://youtu.be/DRx5dw3_ZIg

Here's the link for a couple of videos my son worked on for Veteran's Day last year. He was the video editor. See editing sample #1 and editing sample #2. They are about 5 minutes long. He and the rest of the people that worked on the videos were nominated for an Emmy, but they lost to a TV crew in Missouri that did a piece on the aftermath of the tornado that hit Joplin, MO. Americans may be disliked in parts of the world, but obviously, there are some Europeans that still remember what we did in WW2.