As I'm writing this, September 3rd, Europe was in turmoil exactly one hundred years ago.

One hundred years and two weeks ago, France mobilized for war

One hundred years and a week and a half ago, the first major battle of WWI happened.

One hundred years and a week and a half ago, the French and British stalled the German advance into France. The German's Schlieffen Plan, designed to capture Paris and bring a quick end to the war, failed.

One Hundred years ago today, millions of men dug trenches and dugouts to fortify their positions, the Germans had the high ground, the British and French had the soggy low ground. These positions would remain virtually unchanged until 1918.

I ask that we keep in memory that as the weeks unfold before us, the slaughterhouse of that was trench warfare was being built up and implemented. May we remember that as the mobilized portion of WWI came to an end, millions of men would lose their lives due to outdated tactics and stalemate warfare that were being implementing 100 years go today.

May we remember those who have died for the cause of their country, be they British, French, Serbian, Belgian, Russian, German, or any nationality.