ayupducks Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Liberty is a reason to be thankful everyday not just 2 minutes of one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wornout53 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Definitely......we need not only to remember how thankful we need to be but to teach the younger generations to remember how much was sacrificed for our liberty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janie48 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Definitely......we need not only to remember how thankful we need to be but to teach the younger generations to remember how much was sacrificed for our liberty i share those sentiments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasha_78_1 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 visits to the War Graves Cemeteries in Northern France should be compulsory for all school children Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenH Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 In the case of WW1, the sacrifice was most certainly not for our liberty. In my mind this event is still most associated with that war, although in recent years there has been an attempt to broaden it out. There is also far too much guff about the "fallen" which is so far from what really happens it is sickening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wornout53 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 How would you have those who have made the ultimate sacrifice referred to? As to it being mainly about WW1 it is not...it WAS when it started because succeeding wars had not yet happened but it is about remembering the dead of all conflicts since then as well. I have spent the weekend with my grandchildren and we have spent a lot of time discussing war and remembrance and I am proud to think they will carry on remembering for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenH Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 How would you have those who have made the ultimate sacrifice referred to? Well certainly not "ultimate sacrifice" for a start. I prefer words that express what really happened, such as killed, slaughtered, mutilated and such like. Those that came back were pretty much ignored, as all soldiers are until there is a war going on and then they are "heroes" for a year or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wornout53 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 I think that referring to them as the fallen is appropriate to cover all of them no matter how they died be it by a snipers bullet, a bomb, a torpedo, in a prison camp or in whatever way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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