We observe a moment of silence at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, i.e., 11:00am - the length of the period of silence is generally two minutes.
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The moment of silence on Veteran's Day is usually at 11:11 am. The armistice was carried out at this time in 1918.
You are not respecting the ones that passed away
You should honor a soldier or veteran on veteran's day. The exact moment to honor them is to salute and give a moment of silence at 11:00 A.M. If you don't want to wait, then any day would be a great day to honor a veteran by leaving flowers on their graves.
After the passing of a significant moment in history (say 9/11) or to remember a person who has passed.
Make sure your mother's name is on the wedding invitation. In some faiths, candles are put in the church honoring the dead mother. At the reception, a moment of silence is done to honor her.
it's good to honor veterans because they have given lives for our country to have peace. they deserve to have our respect.
America should honor its veterans because they have helped in war to make this countery great
The purpose of the Last Post is to take a moment of silence to honor the memory of someone or something that has happened that was significant in an individual or individuals lives.
Veterans Day does not honor wars. Veterans Day is one day a year to honor all the military veterans who served this country, from the Revolutionary War until now, in peacetime and in war.
To honor our veterans and heroes...
It is a day to honor your veterans for serving our country.
to honor veterans over seas
i honestly and personally think their is never a wrong time to honor a veteran. we all celebrate them and honor them on veterans day, but that doesn't mean we have to ignore them all year long and then when veterans day comes we could honor them. you can go to a veterans clinick aka a veterans home and just let them know that u are thankful and grateful for everything they have done for our country.