Post #1106766
2026-04-11 21:23 UTC
I'm in Belgium this weekend. The reasons for this aren't really relevant.
Tonight I went to the Menin Gate for the first time, to witness the Last Post - a ceremony that's been done at 8pm local time since the memorial was built, excepting during WW2.
I cried. There are 54000 names on the Gate, none of them have a known grave, and every night their lives and loss are commemorated. This is astonishingly powerful.
I also drank beer, but that's not important right now.
#Remembrance
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@FloatingOnion@cyberplace.social 2026-04-12 15:23
@greem Didn’t make it to the Last Post, but spent a couple of days based in Ypres for history visits. A very sobering experience. Need to go back for the Last Post. Expect I would cry too.