The Poppy debate

[al**bear]

[tommy.irene]

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@tommy.irene wrote:

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We WILL remember them.

Funny, really, that Laurence Binyon isn't really known these days, but it was "For the Fallen" that was adopted so early as an integral part of the commemorations on Remembrance Day.

[right-then-petal]

Yes We Will Remember

.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJnyPj0-tdE

[upthecreekyetagain]

The sad thing is that history has shown we will forget and no longer remember them.

The number of people alive who remember those who fought in WWI is falling and even fewer remember anyone who died in that conflict.  It won't be long before that conflict becomes just an historical event in the same way that the Boer War, Crimean War and Napoleonic Wars have.

When I stopped at 11 today as a sign of respect I was thinking of the men my father and grandfather had spoken about who lost their lives, maybe my daughter was doing the same but any children she may have in the future won't have that connection with those who died.  How many in all honesty can we say were remembering those who died in conflicts prior to WWI or unless they had a personal connection those who have died in service since WWII.

I'm old enough to remember the time in the 50s and 60s when the vast majority of the adult male population had fought in either or both the world wars and those attending church memorial services 'remembered them' in the truest terms.

[al**bear]