Remember.

  Life is short. That's been determined as a fact some time ago. Okay, so it might seem long at times, but in the end you have to make the most of whatever time you spend on this planet. So why is it that so many lose their precious time to war?
  I'm a day late for a Remembrance Day post, but you can never be a day late to remember. So today, no matter what day it is, remember that men, women, and children fought, fight, and will fight wars that didn't need to be. Will we ever have a world of peace? Today is not a day to ponder that. Today is a day to ponder how this lack of peace has affected everyone, no matter what side they're on, no matter what war touched them.

At 11:11:11 I was laying on bed listening to the radio as the station observed a minute of silence and then proceeded to play Imagine by John Lennon. As the last piano note ended, my favorite soldier called to say hi and to tell me that his friend died in Iraq recently. May Ottowa and Washington DC and every single person from sea to shining sea remember those that served, those that do serve, and all those that will come to serve to protect what we take for granted. Thank you.

-Mei Li

  I asked my friend Mei if I could post her Facebook status here. She said I could if I honoured the fallen soldier of whom Mei's friend spoke.

  So I ask that you consider First Lt. Dustin Vincent's death. He was 25. I can't even imagine the pain that so many feel for him. My brother is 25, too.  

  May Dustin Vincent be remembered and honoured, just as every other soldier who honestly fought for his or her country. May they all be remembered.

Feo.