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[oldsoldiersneverdie]

On Earth - my Earth, anyway, though I'm sure it's true on other ones too - today is celebrated as Remembrance Day or Armistice Day in much of Europe and North America. It marks the day World War One ended, and in remembrance of those who've served in the armed forces, particularly those who died on the battlefield in sacrifice of a cause.

I've been a soldier most of my life - at times an unconventional one, but it doesn't make the battles any less real. I've seen a lot of people die fighting.

And here we are, today, conscripts in the middle of another war. So take a moment and remember those you may have lost at home - people close to you, or people you never knew who were fighting for you all the same. And think about why you fight here. Or why you don't fight, if that's the case. Both are choices not to be made lightly.

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[astraia]

Me, too. [But she sounds resigned, more than anything. She looked at Rachel and Franklin and all the rest in their uniforms and her heart ached, even as she smiled.] And it will never change, will it? Not in my time, at least. [There's hope, in the world Rachel found herself in, but how much?]

[voice]

[oldsoldiersneverdie]

Probably not. But I can always hope.

[voice]

[astraia]

Keep hoping, keep fighting. [It's what they do.]

[voice]

[oldsoldiersneverdie]

Always.