War memorial - haunting thought

[dogman]

Yeah I saw a few of those this is from the Menin Gate. We stopped til the Last Post.

 

I have a great uncle on there, who was only 19. Also have a son off to Afghan in october.

 

Rob

[frets1]

my old man was in the army most of his working life.

he still says that he recons politicians should don full kit and go out on patrol, in the heat/cold with them, just once. share the fear/excitement.

 

might make them less trigger happy in the future!!

 

put this photo on general tree pics the other day, we do work for the commonwealth war graves commission. morning mist.

 

i would be proud if my sons went into the forces. how i would feel if they went to war?? hope never to find out.

[agrimog]

no politician of any party should ever be allowed to even think about starting a conflict unless he, or she, is willing to stand with the frontline troops

[Taupotreeman]

Spent a day in Arlington cemetery recently and managed to see a laying of the wreath ceremony. I can't remember the last time I had to suck in the big ones in order to keep the lump in my throat from rising any further. The sea of white stones is instantly sobering. Having said that; just across the way is the holocaust museum and a reason for all those white stones.

 

 

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[tommytopsoil]

I know this is a little different from the huge cemetery's and acres of headstones, but we used to do a huge amount of work in the south of the country. One day I decided to park up the low loader and go to the Battle of Britain Memorial.

I remember staying for hours, slightly overwhelmed with the sudden reality that hits you when you visit a memorial type site. That realisation about the magnitude of the sacrifices which have been made before us - and that there is much more than the sheltered little worlds that many of us exist in every day...

I was particularly hit by the words on the wall. Apologies for pic quality...

Worth a visit if you have never been - I am sure our silent respects and gratitude will never be lost on those whose names adorn the walls and monuments in any memorial.

[finky]

Yeah I saw a few of those this is from the Menin Gate. We stopped til the Last Post.

 

Nice one pete

 

 

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