Today, November 11, is Veteran's Day (formerly Armstice Day).
I propose that the Unites States of America, with its profound respect for its servicemen and servicewomen, should go a step further and implement a full minute of silence during the day. I propose 11:00am as the time for this minute of silence, as this time has historical significance on this day. Other nations follow a similar behavior, for instance Remembrance Day in Great Britain is celebrated with a minute of silence. I happened to be at Heathrow Airport when this happened, and it was a moving moment. Some countries celebrate 2-minutes of silence.
Some organizations already are following this practice such as CBOT, NYSE.
There was a bill submitted this May by Representative Clay, specifically HCR195 created to this effect, but to my knowledge this has not passed. I am completely surprised that this could not be voted on more quickly.
Posted by ledlogic at November 11, 2004 07:37 AM