The Armistice

A meditation on peace, remembrance, and the moment when silence fell

Today is May 26, 2026
81 years since V-E Day (May 8, 1945)
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Two Minutes of Silence

In the British tradition, silence is kept at 11 AM on Remembrance Day. Here, we offer a moment of contemplation.

In this silence, honor the ordinary courage

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Take a moment. Breathe. Remember.

Memorials Around the World

Places where memory is kept:

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London
The Arc de Triomphe, Paris (eternal flame)
Yad Vashem, Jerusalem
The Holocaust Memorial, Berlin
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington
The Menin Gate, Ypres
The Treptower Park Soviet Memorial, Berlin
The Liberation Museum, Groesbeek