It's Remembrance Day tomorrow,but Club's playing today are holding a minute's silence to honour the memory of the brave soldiers who gave their lives so that we can pursue ours. It would seem appropriate then to once again reproduce part of Robert Binyon's epic poem --- "For the Fallen". "For the Fallen", by Robert Laurence Binyon, (1869-1945). "They went with songs to the battle,they were young, Straight of limb,true of eye,steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe They shall grow not old,as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them,nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them". If this doesn't put all the mindless,petty squabbles that infect this,and other Forums,into perspective,then I don't know what does.
Well said. Good to see that kids are now being taught what happened all those years ago - not that long ago I guess in the grand scheme of things.
I always loved talking to the ""Old Timers"" over the years about theyre expierences, as they sat on park benches .Bit sad looking at empty benches as time marches by these days , bless them and theirs .
My Great Grandmother told me stories of when she was a nurse in the First World War in London when the Zeppelins were dropping bombs - and then she went through the Blitz 25 years later. I could listen to her for hours.
Reading the newspapers this morning let's hope that tomorrow is remembered for remembering the heroes of yesterday.
Hope you don't mind, LIBERTARIAN, but as so relevant and touching, have "borrowed" this for the Pompey site. Many thanks
Lost a lot of relatives to the great war, more than the second world war, they must be turning over in their graves at what is happening to this country, even George Orwell could never have foreseen the collapse of democracy to big brother the way it is today, though he did say; "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever". "Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear".
I will be remembering tomorrow when I march to the memorial with the RNLI guys and girls, although weather looks like its going to mean getting wet, might have to wear the drysuit. Will be able to wear my veterans badge for the first time too.
