Thank you for the post.
Remembrance is important, regardless of what “Holiday” your nation has.
When I was a Child I remember going to the Parade every Nov 11th… Old soldiers would march past, those from WW1 in the lead. Now there are no WW1 vets in our parade, and the few WW2 vets have taken the lead, followed by those locals who served in Korea / Vietnam / and now those back from Afghanistan.
I take my son and one day he will tell his son how he used to see WW2 vets march past, and remember.