40: (History) - In Flanders Fields & Armistice of Nov. 11th, 1918

Good evening and welcome to the podcast where you Sleep... with Josh. Tonight, since it is November 11th, in honor and respect of veterans and active armed service members on this day, Remembrance Day in Canada and other Commonwealth nations, as well as Veteran's Day in the United States, I will be reading the classic poem, "In Flander's Fields", written by Canadian Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae during World War 1.

I will then be reading the Armistice of November 11th, 1918, which was signed between the Allied Nations and Germany at 5 am in the Forest of Compiegne and would take effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. This armistice would ultimately end the First World War which took the lives of around 20 million military and civilian souls and injure or wound some 20 million more. Tonight, we remember all those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country and honor those who continue to do so.

Now sit back, relax, and close your eyes because you'll feel grateful for the military service of your compatriots... guaranteed.