Veterans Day

[pegkerr]

[The song I'm listening to as I make this entry is incredibly apropos. Lyrics are here.]

Teresa Nielsen Hayden on makinglight has posted an excellent list of links having to do with Veterans Day or Remembrance Day, if you prefer, and I point you to it here, in honor of all those who have fought and and for all those who have died for their country. Since I have such a strong interest in things Tolkien, I will point you to one in particular, picture here, link here, on Frodo and the Marshes of the Great War. [Edited to add: nanonano has pointed out another, similar essay here. Thanks, nanonano!]

To all veterans today, we honor you all.

Comments

[fireflowerlass.livejournal.com]

Wow, that is a really good article! I found it very interesting :-D I'm glad the Tolkien was sick so much, because ultimately it got him out of the war and he could write Lord of the Rings!

[nanonano.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the Making Light link. WWI fascinates me. There's also another Tolkien article related to WWI.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Very interesting. Thank you for the pointer!