Remembrance

The Royal British Legion's Festival of Remembrance was on television this evening.


" 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. "

(Laurence Binyon)

( and airborneskygod pays tribute here )

I have been moved to add to this entry.

I was brought up to remember - my grandparents lived through two world wars. My maternal grandfather was in France in WWI (ARP in WWII), my father in India. Egypt & Burma and spent time as a POW of the Japanese in WWII.

More recently I had neighbours who, as Terratorials, went to Afghanistan (he a foot soldier, she a chef). We have lost touch, but I continue to hope they are safe.

All of the Iraqi and Afghani people I have met have been hardworking, polite, respectful and kind and deserve better than their lot has been so far.