How would the Belgians like us to do this to their war memorials?

[Matthew Arnold]

How shocking is this. They are moving one of our war memorials to build a bigger port.

 

BBC News - Village in uproar as Belgian war memorial relocated

 

I'm really peeved at this.

[Sideleaner]

Yeah, the whole village has to go. There are new docks coming on that spot. It is not too far away from where I live.

It was a nice village once, on the borders of the river. It's a ghost village now...sorry about your memorial, guys !

 

Pascal

[Sam Thompson]

How shocking is this. They are moving one of our war memorials to build a bigger port.

 

BBC News - Village in uproar as Belgian war memorial relocated

 

I'm really peeved at this.

 

 

Those boys died saving that sodding place, and now they just decide that they are to be moved so Mr Belgian can make some more money? They don't deserve to be rescued.

 

 

No respect.

[BenR]

What's the issue? They are not disrespecting those who gave their lives. They are just moving a memorial.. It makes no difference to the people the memorial was made for, so why should we mind. Either way, nothing will stand in the way of progress..

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I have to admit the relocation of a memorial is not an insult to the men! IMO

[sean freeman]

The memorial is being retained just relocated, when it comes to your definition of progress...well thats another matter IMO...however I just wish we could get as much respect for some of the living memorial avenues down here.

[armybloke]

Not disappointed - we all understand that progress is inevitable and it is refreshing to know that they have found a new home for the memorial (IMO) they will ALWAYS be remembered

[daveindales]

I'm sure the majoraty of Belgians respect our war memorials, but occasionally things like this have to happen, the world changes. Time marches on. Iv'e been all around the war graves in Belgian and france and have never seen any vandalism on any of them. Take a look around any of them and you can't help but feel moved and emotional. Went round Bayeaux war cemetry once and it's huge. Someone had left flowers on one british grave saying 'to a father I never knew' and it still moves me when I think of that.

 

I think all of theschool kids today should be made to go round the cemetries. It might just make them think what their grandparents and great grandparents went through for us all.

[penfold]

I note that the workmen started under the cover of darkness 'so they could make an early start'. Also why are they not letting anyone see the centrepiece of the memorial which is in storage so its condition can be verified.

[Sideleaner]

I'm sure the majoraty of Belgians respect our war memorials, but occasionally things like this have to happen, the world changes. Time marches on. Iv'e been all around the war graves in Belgian and france and have never seen any vandalism on any of them. Take a look around any of them and you can't help but feel moved and emotional. Went round Bayeaux war cemetry once and it's huge. Someone had left flowers on one british grave saying 'to a father I never knew' and it still moves me when I think of that.

 

I think all of theschool kids today should be made to go round the cemetries. It might just make them think what their grandparents and great grandparents went through for us all.

 

There are volunteers here in Belgium that keep the war graves in good shape for free ! There is still a lot of respect for the boys who came to the war and gave their life to help us, no doubt about that !!!

 

Pascal