Two Minutes of Silence

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At 2:11 this afternoon, the whole country is asked to stop for two minutes — a nationwide moment of silence, set in law, for everyone who has served in the uniform of the United States.

This post is simply that. Two minutes, the flag, and silence. Press play, and keep it with us.

This morning we told the story of how this day came to be — the eleventh hour, and the shoe repairman who widened it to hold every veteran: The Eleventh Hour: A Short History of Veterans Day.

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