what are we to remember today?

i observed a moment of silence today. every year since i can remember i've bowed my head on 11 november and thought about the young people who died in the world wars. it seems the least i can do.

i was dismayed, to say the least, when i received an email from one of the administrative staff members in the department to alert people to a gathering outside for a moment of silence to commemorate.....the start of the iraq war on 11 november 2003. um...i...don't think that's when....

oh good grief.