I feel so proud.

[bramble]

Today my grandson Andrew, who just turned 16 this week is laying a poppy wreath for his great great grandfather at the war memorial in Islandbridge in Dublin this morning.
He was a lance corporal in the Royal Dublin Fuselleres and was killed in action on the first day of the Somme.
His name is on the Thiepval memorial. He is just one of the many who have no known grave.
May we never forget any one of them for the sacrafice they made.

[Lesley Jay]

Bramble you should indeed be proud and I have to agree that we must never forget not only the sacrifices made but the lives that were lost during all the wars.

[martini]

We should never forget any of our soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. A couple of years ago we visited Normandy and the American, British and German cemeteries. It was a very moving experience. If only more people from all over the world visited, they might realise how futile war is. On a visit to France this year we found a small British cemetery of mainly First World War soldiers and I was really upset to see that the majority were unidientified. May they rest in peace.

[Alison]

My dad took me to Normandy when I was about 16, expected to be bored stupid but was really moved by it all - in particular the memory of the number of graves and the number which quoted ages only slightly older than my own at the time was very moving. It's such a shame that so many events around the world today show that so little has actually be learnt.

[Sunbeam]

My partner took me to Ypres with some friends when I was 3 months pregnant with our son, we also visited the Thiepval Memorial... I also thought I was going to be bored - but I was stunned at how moved I was - Driving around Ypres which was completely and utterly flattened, John Lennon's 'Imagine' came on the radio - the car was totally silent & the hairs stood up on my arms...it was one of those poignant moment's I think I will always remember - you have a right to be proud - we will be at the remembrance sunday gathering in Saffron walden...

[kirsty b]

My sister currently serves in the Navy and this morning is in London at St Pauls with some of her ships company while the rest will be at the Cenotaph. Needless to say I am very proud of her and all of our servicemen and women past and present. They do a very hard job, often under very difficult conditions.
I have been on school trips to the D-Day beaches and also to the WW1 cemetaries/battlefields. The atmosphere at these places is special. One ceremony I will never forget is attending the last post at the Menin Gate in Ypres.