Lovely post....many thanks and love to those who gave their lives to save ours!
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I've just returned from a memorial visit to Korea. My Dad was killed in the Korean War.
I was in the Forces for 22 years myself and never missed a Nov 11th parade, but the Commemoration Service we had there beat the lot - both emotionally (we were all relatives of the dead), but also from the sheer respect and gratitude the Korean people showed for what our troops did for them in saving their country.
Every year 12 year olds from the local school are paired up and their duty for that year is to care for a grave. They do it beautifully and learn from that what remembrance means. Comforting to think that even when I am long gone and forgotten Dad's sacrifice will be acknowledged.
I was in the Forces for 22 years myself and never missed a Nov 11th parade, but the Commemoration Service we had there beat the lot - both emotionally (we were all relatives of the dead), but also from the sheer respect and gratitude the Korean people showed for what our troops did for them in saving their country.
Every year 12 year olds from the local school are paired up and their duty for that year is to care for a grave. They do it beautifully and learn from that what remembrance means. Comforting to think that even when I am long gone and forgotten Dad's sacrifice will be acknowledged.
Sexlightened
Reading all these threads brought a tear to my eye.
I have never lost ( thankfully ) a relative or friend, in conflict, been close a few times!! but known people who have, and i can't describe how you all must feel, not only sadness at losing someone in such a way, but also the immense pride.
I always respect the silence, (unlike so many), to give thanks to the many who gave the ultimate sacrifice, so we can all live in freedom.
We will never forget.
:love:
PnH
P.S
Well done olive for starting this thread.
I have never lost ( thankfully ) a relative or friend, in conflict, been close a few times!! but known people who have, and i can't describe how you all must feel, not only sadness at losing someone in such a way, but also the immense pride.
I always respect the silence, (unlike so many), to give thanks to the many who gave the ultimate sacrifice, so we can all live in freedom.
We will never forget.
:love:
PnH
P.S
Well done olive for starting this thread.
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I went to a parade this day is a big thing where i live (Bedworth) and every year the old boys turn up in there even had a fly by with 2 spitfires to drop poppies over the town at 11 o'clock (even though the wind blew them miles away) Good stuff .......... 'i shall remember'
Oh bugger that's set me off again :cry: :cry:
My Grandfather who passed away last year would have been at that very parade Mr Filth had he still been alive.... He never once talked about his experiences in the Far East where he was stationed, not even to my Grandmother.... She and I have spoken since about how we wish that he could have bought himself to have spoken about them as we would dearly have loved to carry his memory on to other generations.... He was a very proud man, and even prouder that he was able to serve his country. The letters from his employers releasing from his job so that he could join up is still in his album along with his release papers from the Army.... It makes interesting reading...
God bless them all
Shireen
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In memory of my grandad . . .died 4 years ago but lives with love in my heart . . .landed at the beaches of Normandy and served also in Italy as part of REME.
He never talked about his experiences until the last few years of his life when he developed alzheimers and lived through those awful years again . . . we never knew :cry:
Also in memory of everyone who fought in anyway for this country; for those that stayed and kept this country working ( my other grandfather was a conscripited bevan boy), for the indomnitable spirit of a country that would not lay down . ..
in memory of all those who serve today in ways that we know of and in ways that we do not. . . .
I have nothing to offer but my gratitude for my life and the love I have for my life . . .
He never talked about his experiences until the last few years of his life when he developed alzheimers and lived through those awful years again . . . we never knew :cry:
Also in memory of everyone who fought in anyway for this country; for those that stayed and kept this country working ( my other grandfather was a conscripited bevan boy), for the indomnitable spirit of a country that would not lay down . ..
in memory of all those who serve today in ways that we know of and in ways that we do not. . . .
I have nothing to offer but my gratitude for my life and the love I have for my life . . .
I would like to take this chance to remind people of the 36th Ulster (UVF - Ulster Volunter Force) One of the few battalions that made progress in the battle of the Somme. Made up of men, fighting for their king and country.
My Grandpa was a 15 when he enlisted and managed to survive it and the war. Not the easiest guy to get on with apparently (I wouldnt know) he, like thousands of others, saw things that changed him forever.
My Grandpa was a 15 when he enlisted and managed to survive it and the war. Not the easiest guy to get on with apparently (I wouldnt know) he, like thousands of others, saw things that changed him forever.
Lovely thread 
Warning! Rant!
At work my manager insisted that at least one person had to stay logged into the phones today at 11am. We objected, she insisted and got her way. This meant that not only did some people have NO choice in whether to participate in the 2 minutes silence, but it meant that as they answered phone calls all through, the rooms were not silent at all. When we were supposed to be thinking about people who had died in the wars (and many of us had relatives who did) all we could hear were these people answering the calls. I think my manager deserves the Dickhead of the year award!
Warning! Rant!
At work my manager insisted that at least one person had to stay logged into the phones today at 11am. We objected, she insisted and got her way. This meant that not only did some people have NO choice in whether to participate in the 2 minutes silence, but it meant that as they answered phone calls all through, the rooms were not silent at all. When we were supposed to be thinking about people who had died in the wars (and many of us had relatives who did) all we could hear were these people answering the calls. I think my manager deserves the Dickhead of the year award!
Sex God
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Lovely thread
Warning! Rant!
At work my manager insisted that at least one person had to stay logged into the phones today at 11am. We objected, she insisted and got her way. This meant that not only did some people have NO choice in whether to participate in the 2 minutes silence, but it meant that as they answered phone calls all through, the rooms were not silent at all. When we were supposed to be thinking about people who had died in the wars (and many of us had relatives who did) all we could hear were these people answering the calls. I think my manager deserves the Dickhead of the year award!
Sorry to hear that Bex.... our office was the exact opposite.... i made my staff log out of there phones at .. 1 person had the audacity to complain to one of my staff that they were kept waiting for 10 minutes, to which customer got a very short end of a bollocking from me....
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Lovely thread
Warning! Rant!
At work my manager insisted that at least one person had to stay logged into the phones today at 11am. We objected, she insisted and got her way. This meant that not only did some people have NO choice in whether to participate in the 2 minutes silence, but it meant that as they answered phone calls all through, the rooms were not silent at all. When we were supposed to be thinking about people who had died in the wars (and many of us had relatives who did) all we could hear were these people answering the calls. I think my manager deserves the Dickhead of the year award!
Sorry to hear that Bex.... our office was the exact opposite.... i made my staff log out of there phones at .. 1 person had the audacity to complain to one of my staff that they were kept waiting for 10 minutes, to which customer got a very short end of a bollocking from me....
Good for you!
What we couldn't understand was it was only a few minutes! I mean no one who was calling was in a life or death situation, they could so easily have called back.....the more I think about it the more annoyed I feel. She showed she had no heart and has also alienated the majority of her staff in the process.....well done that woman!
thanks blue xxx
one of my favourites and the one i think of in a 2min silence
do not stand at my grave and weep
another favourite
remember
remember me when i am gone away,
gone far away into the silent land,
when you can no more hold me by the hand,
nor i half turn to go yet turning stay.
remember me when no more day by day
you tell me of our future that you planned,
only remember me; you understand
it will be late to counsel then or pray.
yet if you should forget me for a while
and afterwards remember, do not grieve,
for if the darkness and corruption leave
a vestige of the thoughts that once i had,
better by far you should forget and smile
than that you should remember and be sad.
we all remember in our hearts loved one's lost during our lifetime and hope to meet them again, remember with a smile for this is all they would ask of us
as they lay down onto the soil of this earth it does not matter the colour of the uniform for their sacrifice was for us all
being a army brat i was always on a sunday rememberance parade and although i was young i would never have wished to be anywhere else on such a day
one more poem but it is too long!
the charge of the light brigade.....honour the noble soldier
another good poem......soldier
sorry for going on a bit (a lot)! but i will remember always..... so will all of us
one of my favourites and the one i think of in a 2min silence
do not stand at my grave and weep
another favourite
remember
remember me when i am gone away,
gone far away into the silent land,
when you can no more hold me by the hand,
nor i half turn to go yet turning stay.
remember me when no more day by day
you tell me of our future that you planned,
only remember me; you understand
it will be late to counsel then or pray.
yet if you should forget me for a while
and afterwards remember, do not grieve,
for if the darkness and corruption leave
a vestige of the thoughts that once i had,
better by far you should forget and smile
than that you should remember and be sad.
we all remember in our hearts loved one's lost during our lifetime and hope to meet them again, remember with a smile for this is all they would ask of us
as they lay down onto the soil of this earth it does not matter the colour of the uniform for their sacrifice was for us all
being a army brat i was always on a sunday rememberance parade and although i was young i would never have wished to be anywhere else on such a day
one more poem but it is too long!
the charge of the light brigade.....honour the noble soldier
another good poem......soldier
sorry for going on a bit (a lot)! but i will remember always..... so will all of us
Sexlightened
Brought a tear to my eyes reading this thread.
As a teacher and now a head I have always taken part in the 2 minutes silence and ensured that the children I teach did too. We have always taken the time to explain to them why we did this and although they have no personal experience of what those that have fought or lived through the wars have gone through, they were able to connect in some small part - through thinking of times when they were sad, scared and missing relatives/friends/ pets who have died. They were all silent yesterday for the 2 minutes (ages 4- 11), and I was proud of them. The older ones later talked with me in more detail about it all and I just hope that their thoughtful attitudes continue. There is hope for the younger generations.
As a teacher and now a head I have always taken part in the 2 minutes silence and ensured that the children I teach did too. We have always taken the time to explain to them why we did this and although they have no personal experience of what those that have fought or lived through the wars have gone through, they were able to connect in some small part - through thinking of times when they were sad, scared and missing relatives/friends/ pets who have died. They were all silent yesterday for the 2 minutes (ages 4- 11), and I was proud of them. The older ones later talked with me in more detail about it all and I just hope that their thoughtful attitudes continue. There is hope for the younger generations.
Sexlightened
Never forget.....we do what we want do because other did what they had to do.
having a mother and father that fought in the WW2 and relatives i never got to meet because of WW2, ( i was born pretty late in their lives), i always make a point of stopping and remebering them and others that gave their lives so we can enjoy the freedom we too often take for granted.
Sex God
My three year old son observed the silence whilst watching the BBC Remembrance service (with only a few little whispers 
). He's now glued to the telly watching the service and asking loads of questions about soldiers and war and what Remembrance Day is.... all good stuff, another generation who won't forget 
). He's now glued to the telly watching the service and asking loads of questions about soldiers and war and what Remembrance Day is.... all good stuff, another generation who won't forget 
Orgasminator
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My three year old son observed the silence whilst watching the BBC Remembrance service (with only a few little whispers
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Quote by bluexxx
My three year old son observed the silence whilst watching the BBC Remembrance service (with only a few little whispers
Yep.......
Our two stood in the living room in perfect slience as well...
And waited to be dismissed after the two minutes were up :shock:
I observed a 2 minute silence, I stopped snoring.....
Seriously tho, my late Father served in WW2 on the Allies side and my Mother served on the German side.
They met at the end of the war when my father was part of the "anti-fraternisation force" which was suppoed to stop soldiers getting off with German women... didn't do much good, they enjoyed 50+ years of marriage until my Father succumed to a brain tumor which was the result of a shrapnel wound obtained while serving as a gunner on Gibralter.
My mother now suffers from Alzhiemers and lives back in WW2 in her mind....
I get all the stories, about her escape from a POW camp and the 300mile walk home.
My Uncle was killed on HMS Hood and two relatives on the German side were killed in WW2.
Seriously tho, my late Father served in WW2 on the Allies side and my Mother served on the German side.
They met at the end of the war when my father was part of the "anti-fraternisation force" which was suppoed to stop soldiers getting off with German women... didn't do much good, they enjoyed 50+ years of marriage until my Father succumed to a brain tumor which was the result of a shrapnel wound obtained while serving as a gunner on Gibralter.
My mother now suffers from Alzhiemers and lives back in WW2 in her mind....
I get all the stories, about her escape from a POW camp and the 300mile walk home.
My Uncle was killed on HMS Hood and two relatives on the German side were killed in WW2.
Sex God
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My three year old son observed the silence whilst watching the BBC Remembrance service (with only a few little whispers
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Feel really proud today, watched my 7 year old daughter walk down our high st with her Brownie pack, following the fire brigade, police, RAF, Army, Navy, Scouts, Beavers etc. A fairly long walk then the remembrance service which was moving. Just so proud my daughter wanted to be a part of this at such a tender age.
Got home and shes told be when she grows up she wants to be an 'Army girl' lol, with her disabilities not sure she can, but will live with hope and encourage her anyway.
:rose:
Sex God
Just been to the Rememberance Service in our town. Large number of people attanded, but the most important point is that alongside the veterens and Civic Leaders the most represented group was young people aged from about 12 to 20 years old.
These were young people in Army / Sea / Air Cadet units, plus St Johns Ambulance Cadets. They were immaculatly turned out and they provided both the Volley of Shots and the Bugler (sp?) who played the Last Post without a fault.
A good answer to people who think all kids are yobs!
John
These were young people in Army / Sea / Air Cadet units, plus St Johns Ambulance Cadets. They were immaculatly turned out and they provided both the Volley of Shots and the Bugler (sp?) who played the Last Post without a fault.
A good answer to people who think all kids are yobs!
John
Just returned from my parade. The sun shone for us all but it was a sad day.
Four of my friends/mates/comrades where not there to see the sun shine though.
They had gone to that Great Parade in the sky.
Bless them for being my friends and for being there in times of need.
This Remembrance Day has been a very poignant one and I found that the lump in my throat was not tonsillitis but a lump that held back tears from me.
I am proud to have served my country but more proud to have met some of the best in the services during my 22 yrs as a Medic.
Good Bye my Friends. May you RIP.
Fuck, how hard it is to tell someone you miss them.
Frederick.
'Jack fell as he'd have wished' the mother said,
And folded up the letter that she'd read.
'The colonel writes so nicely.' Something broke
In the quiet that quavered to a choke.
She half looked up. 'We mothers are so proud
Of our dead soldiers.' Then her face was bowed.
Quietly the Brother Officer went out.
He'd told the old dear some gallant lies
That she would nourish all her days, no doubt.
For while he coughed and mumbled, her weak eyes
Had shone with gentle triumph, brimmed with joy,
Because he'd been so brave , her glouious boy.
He thought how jack. cold footed, useless swine,
Had panicked down the trench that night the mine
Went up Wicked Corner; how he'd tried
To get sent home, and how, at last, he'd died,
Blown to small bits. And no one seemed to care
Except that lonely woman with white hair.
'The Hero' Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967)
And folded up the letter that she'd read.
'The colonel writes so nicely.' Something broke
In the quiet that quavered to a choke.
She half looked up. 'We mothers are so proud
Of our dead soldiers.' Then her face was bowed.
Quietly the Brother Officer went out.
He'd told the old dear some gallant lies
That she would nourish all her days, no doubt.
For while he coughed and mumbled, her weak eyes
Had shone with gentle triumph, brimmed with joy,
Because he'd been so brave , her glouious boy.
He thought how jack. cold footed, useless swine,
Had panicked down the trench that night the mine
Went up Wicked Corner; how he'd tried
To get sent home, and how, at last, he'd died,
Blown to small bits. And no one seemed to care
Except that lonely woman with white hair.
'The Hero' Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967)