Lest we forget 11th November - Rememberance Day

[pigletwillie]

Laurence Binyon (1869-1943)

For The Fallen

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

[pigletwillie]

Please leave politics out of this and just remember the brave men and women from Britain and indeed the rest of the world, friend or foe, who have given their lives or who have returned home injured.

Thankfully, most of us will never suffer the horror and torment that our forebears did in conflicts around the world, or our friends and relatives in the armed forces are enduring now.

[Tomatoaddict]

Yes, God Bless the veterans. And all members of the Armed Forces.

[Nicos]

Billy Kirby - rear gunner, Lancaster bomber,shot down WW2.
The only member of my family to have been killed in action since 1900.

[bubblewrap]

All men & women who have made the ultimate sacrifice serving their country should be remembered & never forgot.

[shirlthegirl43]

Remembering those who were lost in many wars and those still fighting today.

I have visited some of the war grave cemetaries at Arnhem - very moving and thought provoking.

[TonyF]

I'm off to our local memorial here in our tiny village for the 11 o'clock ceremony along with many French and non-French friends.

It's sad here with so many of the small memorials by the roadside where French people were shot by the occupying forces but they're always well tended, beautifully kept and remembered.

So many graves here of all nationalities, so much loss, and many younger than my children, more the age of my gransdon - so so sad and they're still doing it!

[lainey lou]

I am so proud of my husband who will parade with his unit today. He served in the first Gulf war aged just 18 and has served in many other areas of conflict since, sadly he has lost many freinds along the way. We will be remembering them today and the many others who have sacrificed so much in many different ways.

[nick the grief]

The local Rambling club I'm a member of always have a tea stop in gorgeous spot aaround 11am for this - it does make you think.

I'm lucky my dad wasn't killed but a lot of his mates were and one of his surviving chums goes to the RAF memorial every year a lays a wreath in memory of the ones from 142 Sqdr that didn't come home. Bob is now around 85 so I guess he won't be able to carry on much longer as it will be too much for him, but I've told him I'm more than happy to pick up the baton as the few remaining friends of my dad adopted me as an honourary member and have always been super to both me and my family.

God bless em all.

[cyanara]

Remembrance Day By Vicky Poxon (13)

For every red poppy
That grows in the field
Marks the bravery of men
That the battle did kill

For every soldier
That lay down his life
He left behind
A family, a life

For every red poppy
That sways in the breeze
Remember the men
Who died for our peace.

[Seahorse]

Visiting some of the huge war cemeteries in France as a teenager was one of the most overwhelming experiences of my life.

May those who have given their lives for us to live in peace never be forgotten.

[Flummery]

Just paused for 'the silence' with the rememrance service on R4. My Gran's only sibling, a younger brother, died in WW1 aged 18 - Private Leonard Wood. I found this very poignant when my only son - also a younger brother - was that age (he's 32 now). I was very moved by Vera Britten's book on WW1 - just about every young man, family, friends, that she knew was killed or wounded. And as Tony says, it's still happening. We don't learn do we?

I want to shake people who complain about trivia - these lads would have loved to be stuck in this bus queue, soaked in this downpour, charged a mint for rubbish food in a restaurant - but they can't.

The bugle call at the end of the 2 mins silence still makes me swallow a lump in my throat - and I'm a hard biddy.

[kernowyon]

Visiting some of the huge war cemeteries in France as a teenager was one of the most overwhelming experiences of my life.

May those who have given their lives for us to live in peace never be forgotten.

we live opposite a huge military cemetry, Brookwood in Surrey, I have just been over to see the parade and pay respects. there is so many graves from so many countries there but mainly British and American soldiers. it never fails to strike a cord with me when i walk through there i always end up coming home and just giving the OH and sprogs a kiss and hug.

[NOG]

To bring it home to anyone just go into he country and stop at ANY village and look at the list of the fallen.

Then think of the size of that village in 1914.
Then work out the persentage of those killed.
Then add the wounded who were not mentioned

It affceted most people in the village.

[Seahorse]

To bring it home to anyone just go into he country and stop at ANY village and look at the list of the fallen.

Then think of the size of that village in 1914.
Then work out the persentage of those killed.
Then add the wounded who were not mentioned

It affceted most people in the village.

What I find most heart breaking about the memorials in my local villages (and I'm certain it's repeated throughout the land) is the amount of men with the same surname. Hard enough to lose your father, your husband, your brother or your son but to lose more than one? Just unthinkable for most of us.