An Article I wrote for prbsports.com

Today is 11th November, Armistice Day, Rememberance Day, whatever you refer to it, but a day to remember the ultimate sacrifice by so many for our freedom. From World War 1 to Afganastan today, so many brave men have laid down their lives for their country and we should never forget it.

Sport has done a lot for Remembrance Day this past week and weekend. Many teams in the English Premier League and National Hockey League teams have had pre-game ceremonies that have involved ex-servicemen and included minute silences and it has to be commended as it brings further awareness to new generations of people that the veterans who have died serving their countries should not be forgotten. Some football teams even put poppies on their shirts for one off games and I would assume will auction them off for the British Legion.

But the biggest thing that stands out for me when you see these old World War 2 veterans hobble out onto the field or ice as part of the ceremonies with all their medals and no doubt hours and hours of memories is the reminder that the thing we watch and the thing we worry about and the thing we complain about and thing we debate and get worked up over called sport really means nothing. It is just sport and while we refer to the athletes as our heros, the real heros are the ones we should remember today and stand silent for at 11am this morning.

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