Rememberance Sunday (1 Viewer)

[Rob]

As our country pauses today to remember all those who died to keep us free, I thought this was an appropriate article. Very few villages or towns escaped with no losses in WW1, they are the ' thankful villages'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15671943

Rob

 

[craig1985taylor]

Rob, what an incredible story thank you for taking the time to share it with us! I always like to remember those who returned from the Wars but are no longer with us, as there also why we are here today!

Craig

 

[Mitch]

interesting story. I am sitting watching the srvice now and, the mass bands have just began to play. Have been a few times but, would liked to have been their today paying my respects and speaking with the veterans
Mitch

 

[Rob]

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Elgar's 'Nimrod' is such a wonderful moving piece of music, I know its associated mainly with WW1 but it fits every serviceman who has laid down his life for this country. The bands sound superb today.

Rob

 

[Mitch]

Rob...

They do indeed sound superb. I am also glad the weather held for those veterans etc who will march past shortly Having lost a family member in Afghanistan this year its all the more moving a ceremony. A truly mixed bag of emotions today
Mitch

 

[Rob]

Rob...

They do indeed sound superb. I am also glad the weather held for those veterans etc who will march past shortly Having lost a family member in Afghanistan this year its all the more moving a ceremony. A truly mixed bag of emotions today
Mitch

I can imagine Mitch, you can however be very very proud today as the country pays homage to the family member you lost and all those who went before him from WW1 onwards. Deepest respects and gratitude to every one of them.

Rob

 

[Mitch]

Rob...

I am and never fail to be moved and proud of what these men and women have done. I love the part where at now in the service, talking to the veterans and awaiting the march past
Mitch

I can imagine Mitch, you can however be very very proud today as the country pays homage to the family member you lost and all those who went before him from WW1 onwards. Deepest respects and gratitude to every one of them.

Rob

 

[lancer]

I find it very touching and appropriate that WW1 is still remembered with such devotion in the UK and other countries. It sure is a forgotten conflict over here in the US, with individual exceptions, of course. WW1 is so overshadowed by WW2 in the US, that the Washington, DC WW1 War Memorial, on the National Mall, was in a disgraceful state of repair until the recent overhaul that cost 4 million dollars. The Memorial, which is a salute to the citizens of DC that participated in WW1, had been decaying for decades, until the building of the new WW2 Memorial and the building of the new Martin Luther King Memorial near by, brought attention to it's plight. It is now back among the ranks of noticed and visited memorials. There is no National Memorial to WW1. The DC salute, on the mall, is the closest thing we have. -- Al

 

[Rob]

I find it very touching and appropriate that WW1 is still remembered with such devotion in the UK and other countries. It sure is a forgotten conflict over here in the US, with individual exceptions, of course. WW1 is so overshadowed by WW2 in the US, that the Washington, DC WW1 War Memorial, on the National Mall, was in a disgraceful state of repair until the recent overhaul that cost 4 million dollars. The Memorial, which is a salute to the citizens of DC that participated in WW1, had been decaying for decades, until the building of the new WW2 Memorial and the building of the new Martin Luther King Memorial near by, brought attention to it's plight. It is now back among the ranks of noticed and visited memorials. There is no National Memorial to WW1. The DC salute, on the mall, is the closest thing we have. -- Al

Al, I think part of the fact that there is indeed such devotion to WW1 in this country is that you can hardly drive through a town or village over here without seeing a memorial to those brave young men who never came back. It scarred this nation so much it is in our veins so to speak. Another reason is that there has been a huge rise in the numbers of people who are discovering their ancestors role in the conflict and the fact that places like Mons,Somme and Passchendaele are just a short hop across the channel, an hour or two drive and there you are, slap bang in the middle of some of the most famous and infamous Battles in History. Its like a giant French/Belgian magnet drawing us across the channel!:wink2: I just love it over there and must say am already very excited about returning in the Summer of next year. We are doing Paris (for my wife) Disneyland (for the kids in both of us!) and the Somme for me (although the wife really enjoys these visits too , god bless her!^&grin). Am excited because everytime we go back there are new museums, Trenches, exhibitions etc to see and plenty of shells , shrapnel to pick up.....{eek3} ....ok just shrapnel:wink2:

Glad to hear your WW1 memorial has been restored Al. .

Can't wait to see how the IWM looks for the 100th Anniversary in 1914, should be excellent, also President Sarkosy has announced a huge new French WW1 Museum in time for the anniversary.

Cheers

Rob