Have taken part in this in past years but du eto being unwell depended on the tv instead. I always think that the National Cenotaph event in Whitehall on Sunday morning is a very deep and moving event with the dignatories then the march past of around 10,000 ex-service folk. Our military are tremendous at ceremonials and impressive. We have always had a fine tradition in that one. Did catch a bit of the Festival of Remembrnce on the Saturday night. There was a small and passing sadness even on the Sunday. Following a Remembrance Service in a camp in Afghanistan a rogue Afghan solider gunned down a sergeant after a football match but was killed himself trying to escape.
All over the country there are war memorials to those who died and listing them. From cities to small towns and villages and I didn't realise that the number of such memorials are in in 5 figures. Ex-Servicemen, youth orghganisations and others all involved and millions of red poppies everywhere. This year it had a special touch being the 11th day of the 11 month. We can sometimes take much for granted these days without thinking about it and I feel it is right we should remember all who gave the greatest sacrifice and are still doing so. Thoughts go to the presemt day families, The two minute silence is a touching thing and is often etched in the faces of many of those old ex-soldiers, Royal marines, sailors and airmen.
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them"
All over the country there are war memorials to those who died and listing them. From cities to small towns and villages and I didn't realise that the number of such memorials are in in 5 figures. Ex-Servicemen, youth orghganisations and others all involved and millions of red poppies everywhere. This year it had a special touch being the 11th day of the 11 month. We can sometimes take much for granted these days without thinking about it and I feel it is right we should remember all who gave the greatest sacrifice and are still doing so. Thoughts go to the presemt day families, The two minute silence is a touching thing and is often etched in the faces of many of those old ex-soldiers, Royal marines, sailors and airmen.
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them"