F100D Posted 3 November , 2020 Share Posted 3 November , 2020 Just wanted to share this scene I unexpectedly witnessed this morning. Out of the blue, this lady performed the Reveille and then the Last Post in Brussels (Evere) Town Cemetery, Belgium. Deeply moving... Thank you, Madam, for a short but great moment! F100D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 3 November , 2020 Share Posted 3 November , 2020 Absolutely great. F100, thanks for posting that. I'd love to know what the story is, especially as she appears to be playing a hunting horn. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 3 November , 2020 Share Posted 3 November , 2020 2 hours ago, F100D said: Just wanted to share this scene I unexpectedly witnessed this morning. Out of the blue, this lady performed the Reveille and then the Last Post in Brussels (Evere) Town Cemetery, Belgium. Deeply moving... Thank you, Madam, for a short but great moment! Thanks for sharing. Very well done that lady. :-) :-) :-) :-) M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 3 November , 2020 Share Posted 3 November , 2020 Thanks for sharing this. So heartwarming!! M; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 3 November , 2020 Share Posted 3 November , 2020 Looking more closely at the tables set up either side of the Cross I'm wondering if this was a rehearsal for an event later in the month? It's really intriguing. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F100D Posted 3 November , 2020 Author Share Posted 3 November , 2020 Fattyowls, Matlock, Marilyne, Thanks for your comments. The lady in question was playing a shortish, round instrument which produced a very beautiful and deep sound. She was filmed by somebody from England (don't know where) and the short video will certainly be posted on YouTube at a later date, so they told me. Best regards. F100D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F100D Posted 3 November , 2020 Author Share Posted 3 November , 2020 From what I could see, a ceremony of some kind took place here very recently (graves with flowers, lots of candles, &c.). but November 11 will be the Big Day, organised as it is every year by the Brussels RBL Branch. Will try to attend and post photos. F100D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 3 November , 2020 Share Posted 3 November , 2020 Appreciated. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F100D Posted 7 November , 2020 Author Share Posted 7 November , 2020 CORRECTION: No events shall be organised here due to you-know-what but the RBL did set up a pre-Remembrance ceremony on 3 October and that's it. G'day. F100D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 7 November , 2020 Share Posted 7 November , 2020 Thanks F100D, stay safe. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roel22 Posted 8 November , 2020 Share Posted 8 November , 2020 Wow. Must have been very special, with so few people around. Roel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F100D Posted 8 November , 2020 Author Share Posted 8 November , 2020 Yes, Roel, totally out of the blue and just the three of us... though I suspect this was not an isolated case all along the old Western Front and even beyond. Stay safe, boy. F100D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 8 November , 2020 Share Posted 8 November , 2020 On 03/11/2020 at 16:16, Fattyowls said: she appears to be playing a hunting horn. Pete. A friend attended his local memorial this morning, where the Last Post was played on a saxophone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F100D Posted 8 November , 2020 Author Share Posted 8 November , 2020 A saxo, why not. Anything (or almost anything) will do: bagpipes, cello, violin, &c. - what's important is the act of remembering. We're presently living through very frustrating times and of course we all hope this will end in a foreseeable future but I have my doubts ... Anyway, let's face it with sangfroid and courage and, like in 1914, march breast forward! ... Some things in life are bad, they can really make you mad, othe things just make you swear and curse ... (dear old Pythons were so right!) F100D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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