Yes, we all know what today is, and what it commemorates.

[conuly]

Let's not forget that right after the war ended, millions of people died in the Spanish Flu pandemic.

Now, I know some people's response to the vaccine shortages has been along the lines of "don't bother if you're not old, young, or sick", but I feel I should remind you that the people struck down with the Spanish Flu were usually not the old, young, or sick. They were usually healthy people in their... well, okay, maybe "young" covers it, but only in the sense that doesn't include childhood.

This has been a routine announcement. You may now go about your daily business.

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[eofs.livejournal.com]

But the people struck down with the Spanish Flu were in a war torn Europe, and living in completely different conditions anyway.

I remembered the date about an hour after the silence would have been observed in England (ie at 2 here.) Although my actual thought process was "oh yeah, it's the 11th, Christina graduates today" (where Christina was a flatmate of mine last year who was a third year - graduation was today.) Then I realised that of course this means it's Remembrance Day. I feel a little sad that I didn't observe the silence at 11.

[conuly]

Except for those people struck down by Spanish Flu who were from a non-war-torn US and/or Canada.