Remembrance Day
(Neptune Pov)
"There were 5 of us Nico, Jason and Thalia our cousins and us Percy and I, we all joined up, Nico in the Army, Perce and I the Navy and Jas and Thals the air force. Percy and Jason are now gone leaving a wife and a child each and today we honour their memory. In memory of Captain Percy Jackson and Flight Sergeant Jason Grace, the 3 of us shall remember you always as we fight for you my brother and comrade." I said to the people in my living room who were; Annabeth Jackson and Charlie Percy's wife and son, Piper Grace and Dani Jason's wife and daughter, Nico with his wife Chloe, Thalia with her fiancee Luke and me with Luna my wife and my 3 year old sons Percy and Jason. We also had some of our friends and comrades in there with us.
"Thanks Nep after 4 years of this day I still hate it" Thalia said straightening out her uniform standing "let's get this do with" everyone filed out and stood in their ranks with Nico Thalia and I stood at the front of our respective companies.
"Colonel Di Angelo, Wing Commander Grace take control of your companies" I ordered
"Yes sir" they shouted they went about their own companies.
"Right guys it's RSM Valdez of the Army taking us this year so please listen" I told my company
time skip to after the parade
I hated that. "Well done daddy" my boys said as I put them to bed
"Thanks boys but you should realy thank your uncle who I do this for" I told them
"Uncle Percy?" They asked
"Yeah Uncle Percy, Auntie Annabeth's husband and my brother. I'll tell you the story in the morning ok boys"
"Ok daddy" they yawned and I went down stairs and flopped down on the sofa.
"Are you ok honey?" Luna asked even though she knew the answer
"Why do we wear a poppy Lu do you know?" I asked picking up a poppy "wear the soldiers fell in WW1 the blood spilled and poppies grew because of the enriched soil"
"You tell me every year baby I know. I also know that Percy is very proud of you for taking it so well." She said coming up behind me and hugging me over the sofa.
"4 years he's been gone. He only severed 4years. 21 is too young to die Luna to young. He was still a teenager." I muttered. Luna softly kissed my head.
"I know baby I know. We all miss him to and Jason as well they were family" I pulled her over the back of the sofa and on to my lap and kissed her.
"I love you Mrs Stone" I smiled
"Love you too Admiral" she smiled back. We sat like this for some time and eventually fell asleep.
11/11/1918 the guns fell silent. 11/11/1918 saw millions dead in war. 11/11/2013 we remember 99 years since the first world war started. One world, one heart full of war. I leave you with this: A soldier can be heroic for you but for every comrade fallen he has lost a family member. That soldier will live with that his whole life and it will destroy him. A hero in our eyes but not in his own.
