I find it sad that so many people see today as just another holiday. It is part of the much larger problem of ignorance; so many lack an understanding of history. They have no concept of what others sacrificed in order to prevent the massive slaughter of those deemed inferior. It's a day for reflection and not buying a new pair of shoes.
I am including this video, which features the words to a poem by Wilfred Owen. I first read this poem in junior high-school and I was very moved by it at the time. It gives a vivid account of an attack using mustard gas.
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