The 11Th Of The 11Th

[Mamyalynne]

I shan't be online at 11am due to an appointment, so I'd like to leave this reworking of Ralph McTell's 2014 song for then.x

[emmie]

we will remember them, sad day

[calmck]

Thank you. Very moving

[emmie]

[JimF]

When Mike lists the names of the pals at around 5:14 never fails to have me in pieces.

[emmie]

the whole thing has me in pieces

[emmie]

i always think of WW1 primarily in these remembrance services, don't know why, perhaps it's the sheer scale of the slaughter, even though WW2 was worse in terms of casualties. I am not a religious person but will stay a while later today and think about the sacrifices and say a little prayer for the fallen.

[emmie]

[emmie]

for all service personnel, i think that John Williams is a genius.

[TonyV]

I will be remembering aswell at 11.00

[emmie]

indeed tony.

[TonyV]

In our village / small town large plastic poppies have been attached to lamposts with names of fallen soldiers with their names on a them.

[emmie]

as there used to be across much of the country. London is so cosmopolitan now, but still see memorials festooned with Poppies..

[TonyV]

Yes emmie some young people don't know what our parents made.

[emmie]

with the going down of the sun, we will remember them. poignant words.

[Peter Pedant]

// perhaps it's the sheer scale of the slaughter,//
I think it is a remainder of the post war (WWII) years
the one thing that came out of discussion of the previous war was the scale of the slaughter - needless and wasteful
and what wd happen the next time? - (*)

(but dont worry folks History is being re written by such as Sir Max Hastings as the slaughter WAS necessary_

(*) war with russia was regarded as an absolute certainty - and american ( occupation ) forces in Europe ensured a start NOT in the american mainlain - possibly with invasion through Newfoundland

it was all so different then

[Peter Pedant]

// with the going down of the sun, we will remember them. poignant words.//
Laurence Binyon
who surrprisingly was a professor of certamics and fine art and spent a lot of time in America

[SparklyKid]

Talking of Ralph Mctell. This is a nice song about WW1.

[Bobbisox1]

I'll be going to stand at the end of my path on my front garden and remembering those who give their all for our tomorrow at 11am today

[Lie-in King]

Thank you Mamya & to the others for their clips.

At 11:00 I stopped cursing & swearing at the laptop, closed my eyes & cleared my head for a few minutes.

Never forgotten.

[emmie]

I watched the service from Westminster Abbey, for the honouring of the Unknown Warrior the 100 anniversary, and the rest of the service which was moving.