On Sun, 07 Nov 2010 12:56:14 GMT, Baz wrote:

In a few years time nobody will remember 11/11. because its not in our
lifetime. Winston and all the lost heroes of 2 world wars will no doubt
be in the history lessons when we and a couple more generations have
passed.

It's already been said that Memorial Day is not just about the two
world wars but to remember all those that have laid down their life
for us. Something that is still going on in Iraq, Afganistan and else
where.

I watched the programme "The First World War from Above" last night.
They didn't pussy foot around the facts quite as much as previous
programmes on the WWI have done. The aerial pictures really showed
the destruction. Passion Dale in particular goes from a well defined
village to nothing but flooded shell craters and few blasted walls of
the church. The commentary and interviews say the biggest bits of
human remains that are found in many areas are just small splinters
of bone. They mention several hundred thousand killed in an area, the
cementaries only contain a few tens of thousands...

I wonder what will be made of the 11th hour of the 11th of November
next year: 11:00 11/11/11

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Cheers
Dave.