tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post839045185941205146..comments2024-03-19T15:01:34.152+00:00Comments on what a wonderful life...: 120 seconds...akhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-36210666261521593892010-11-15T19:18:06.194+00:002010-11-15T19:18:06.194+00:00I watched the same programme as Alan - it was horr...I watched the same programme as Alan - it was horrifying to see how many people died at the last, more pointless deaths.<br /><br />I find it very moving that people still remember the dead of the two WWs, I guess in part because we are now remembering more recent battle deaths.BMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170990556792563715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-1233167993780867492010-11-12T08:55:26.945+00:002010-11-12T08:55:26.945+00:00Catherine Halls-Jukes commented on Facebook:
I lo...Catherine Halls-Jukes commented on Facebook:<br /><br />I loved this as always, I studied Wilfred Owen at school............his poems always make me stop and think...Thank you Andy for your 2 minutes thoughts.........akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-2230051306544252732010-11-11T21:45:03.394+00:002010-11-11T21:45:03.394+00:00I know nought of their names and faces, of all the...I know nought of their names and faces, of all the different dreadful places<br />Where bullets flew and killed and tore the flower of youth that went to war.<br />I know nought of their pain and fear, of those they loved who held them dear.<br />Who bravely bore that awful cost. "For land and King, your son was lost."<br />My liberty was bought with blood as brave and valiant young men stood<br />In England's skies and Flanders field and bled and died but would not yield<br />A poppy seems a paltry price to honour such a sacrifice.<br />But worn with honour and with pride it honours all who fought and died.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-84346541517902387662010-11-11T20:14:05.403+00:002010-11-11T20:14:05.403+00:00Wilfred Owen's Mother answered the door to the...Wilfred Owen's Mother answered the door to the postman delivering the dreaded telegram on the 11th of November....the church bells were ringing to celebrate the Armistice as she opened and read it.....she wore his Military Cross around her neck on a chain for the rest of her life...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15242137107616907732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-68410170207217199102010-11-11T19:54:28.478+00:002010-11-11T19:54:28.478+00:00Wilfred Owen was killed on the 4th of November, a ...Wilfred Owen was killed on the 4th of November, a week before the war ended. How many men almost made it?akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-11093306016799148182010-11-11T19:52:12.318+00:002010-11-11T19:52:12.318+00:00Alan Gregory commented on Facebook:
great documen...Alan Gregory commented on Facebook:<br /><br />great documentary on TV last week about the last day of the First World War - even though the agreement for surrender on the 11th November had been made the day before and everyone knew it was all coming to an end, 10,000 soldiers died in the last few hours before 11amakhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-54471855245128741442010-11-11T19:08:00.182+00:002010-11-11T19:08:00.182+00:00Lest we forget.Lest we forget.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com