On 11.11 - Martinmas, Veterans Day, Armistice Day St. Martin a poem by Eugene Schwartz “St. Martin, St. Martin, a Roman soldier bold, Swiftly on his snow-white steed through icy streets once rode, Not fearing bleak November skies nor numbing winds so cold! An aged, ailing beggar Martin met upon his way, "Oh, could you spare a coin for one so poor, my lord, I pray? "Oh, would you save a soul who suffers from the chill ...