"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
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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.




I belong to two theatres and a few years back one presented "Oh what a
lovely war". I took part in it and the scenes of the trenches were shown on
a back drop. It is one of the most exhausting plays I have ever been in and
we were all drained by the final scene. We didn't do a final curtain, we
just walked off with our cloaks over our shoulders. There was no applause at
the end.

For one show we found some of the WW1 Widows and gave them priority
treatment and gave them the front rows. Even in the dark, and you can't see
much when you are on stage, we saw the odd handkerchief come up to the eyes.

WWII was not much better and since then we have had a continuation of
conflicts. In fact I think it is 1966 which is the only year since the end
of WWII which has not lost a member of the armed forces.

The saddest sight in this country? The Armed Forces Memorial at the
Arboretum at Alrewas. Not the names of those killed in action since the end
of WWII, but the blank panels in the walls
....................................... waiting for names to be carved into
them. Hundreds of square feet of blank walls :-((

Buy a poppy and wear it with pride.

And buy one each year.



Mike



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