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WAR AND PEACE AGAIN
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WAR AND PEACE AGAIN  In the UK and many other countries, today is Remembrance Sunday and tomorrow is Remembrance Day; both days are marked by people remembering the fallen in times of war. Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day, falls on 11 November – at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month in the year 1918, hostilities ended on the Western Front during the First World War. More than 9 million combatants were killed during this war; it remains the fifth deadliest conflict in history. Remembrance Day is popularly known as Poppy Day, as many people wear red poppies to honour the dead. Red poppies were widely seen in the fields of the Western Front and they now symbolise the blood spilt in what was possibly a pointless war. One Canadian soldier, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, penned the war poem In Flanders Fields: In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. Though I don’t agree with some of the wars waged in our name, I recognise the sacrifices made and I always remember those who suffered in times of war, including military and civilian personnel and also the so-called enemy. I’m struck, particularly during the First World War, how fighting soldiers had more in common with each other than they had with their military and political leaders. Above is a photograph of a German (Hun) soldier giving a cigarette to a captured and wounded British (Tommy) soldier. There's humanity in the photograph. Sometimes I wish politicians would do more to prevent war. Perhaps politicians should have a boxing fight to sort out their differences – Reagan vs Gorbachev, Thatcher vs Galtieri and Bush vs bin Laden would be prime-time boxing contests. And these boxing fights would cause less suffering than waging war. Or, perhaps I'm a dreamer! Do you commemorate Remembrance Day? Do you believe in a just war? Do you enjoy boxing? |
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Let us not forget who have served our countries, fought and died for them on this very special day. Here in Canada it is called Remembrance Day as well. Not really into boxing hugs V A SOLDIER'S PRAYER Dear Lord Please let me have regular dreams like others do Not these nightmares of memory Let my dreams be filled with light and joy Not smoke and terror Let me hear the laughter of children Not the screams of men dying Let the birds fill the air with song Not the sounds of bombs and bullets Let the rivers run pure and clear Not red with blood Let everyone be healthy and whole Not missing limbs and faces Let the earth look as you made it Not scorched and cratered Let me wake up smiling Not searching for the enemy Let the sweat on my pillow be from summer's heat Not the sweat of fear and anxiety but dear Lord most of all I beg you Please don't let my children or their children pray to you as I am doing tonight Amen    Become a blog watcher sweet_vm
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Having served in many conflicts (call them wars, conflicts whatever) during my 30 years service I can without a doubt say that they were all politically motivated and to me at least wasted many young lives. Having said that, I am proud of my peoples service, sacrifices and commitment . I would do it all over again in a heart beat though,, the old saying is "Service before self"
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I am the grand-daughter of Jewish immigrants who fled Europe during WWII. Not all my family made it out. My three Great-Aunts (Sylvia, Bert and Effie) were held at Bergen-Belsen for two years. The British liberated the camp and my aunts. I have heard the story of that day many times before they died of very old age. (Sylvia lived to 101) I will celebrate Veterans Day and call my Father (he served 30 years in the U.S Navy). Tomorrow is important for so many reasons.
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Yes, I commemorate Remembrance Day..My father was in the Air Force in WWll. I would rather not see war, but some were just! If I was younger, I would serve! I do not care for boxing.
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1. Yes, but not formally. 2. Some wars yes, but too many are motivated for petty political gains. 3. Not really.
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Let us not forget who have served our countries, fought and died for them on this very special day. Here in Canada it is called Remembrance Day as well. Not really into boxing hugs V A SOLDIER'S PRAYER Dear Lord Please let me have regular dreams like others do Not these nightmares of memory Let my dreams be filled with light and joy Not smoke and terror Let me hear the laughter of children Not the screams of men dying Let the birds fill the air with song Not the sounds of bombs and bullets Let the rivers run pure and clear Not red with blood Let everyone be healthy and whole Not missing limbs and faces Let the earth look as you made it Not scorched and cratered Let me wake up smiling Not searching for the enemy Let the sweat on my pillow be from summer's heat Not the sweat of fear and anxiety but dear Lord most of all I beg you Please don't let my children or their children pray to you as I am doing tonight Amen 
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I agree, but politicians often tell us the lies we want to hear.
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Having served in many conflicts (call them wars, conflicts whatever) during my 30 years service I can without a doubt say that they were all politically motivated and to me at least wasted many young lives. Having said that, I am proud of my peoples service, sacrifices and commitment . I would do it all over again in a heart beat though,, the old saying is "Service before self"
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The Desperate Cries of Women and Children The Rapid Bursts of Machine Gun Fire The Deafening Roar of a Tsunami Most People Hear the Sounds of Chaos And Run in the Opposite Direction But There Are A Few Who Listen Intently For These Sounds Not in the Hopes of Hearing Them But to Help Rid the World of Them. They are the Few Forged in the Crucible of Training To Respond Quickly and Decisively In the Midst of Chaos and Uncertainty. And When the Time Comes They are the First to Move Toward the Sounds of Tyranny Injustice And Despair. They are the First to Move Toward the Sounds of Chaos Because the Only Things Louder Than the Sounds of Chaos Are the Sounds of the Few Moving Toward Them. ...rest in peace ...my brothers...
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I am the grand-daughter of Jewish immigrants who fled Europe during WWII. Not all my family made it out. My three Great-Aunts (Sylvia, Bert and Effie) were held at Bergen-Belsen for two years. The British liberated the camp and my aunts. I have heard the story of that day many times before they died of very old age. (Sylvia lived to 101) I will celebrate Veterans Day and call my Father (he served 30 years in the U.S Navy). Tomorrow is important for so many reasons.
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Yes, I commemorate Remembrance Day..My father was in the Air Force in WWll. I would rather not see war, but some were just! If I was younger, I would serve! I do not care for boxing.
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1. Yes, but not formally. 2. Some wars yes, but too many are motivated for petty political gains. 3. Not really.
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