Lest we Forget

[Grumpy Cat]

Let's take the time to remember those who fought and died for our country.

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders Fields.

- John McCrae

http://tvwebcity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/flanders-fields-2.jpg

[Osweo]

The scale of the losses of the Great War is impossible to take in. I went to Flanders a couple of years ago, to see the cemeteries and memorials, and it's horrific, it really is.
http://www.schoolforpeace.com/images/gallery/Tyne%20Cott%20Cemetery.JPG
http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/memorials/Ypres/YpresSmall/P1010043.jpg
http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/images/uploaded/scaled/menin-gate-names-large2.jpg
(Some of the pics are from this Canadian site; http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/memorials/Ypres.asp)


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[Sol Invictus]

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them.

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http://finkeegan.com/war/statue1.jpg

[Magister Eckhart]

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http://lh5.ggpht.com/RandRWassenaar/SCvPS-dy0KI/AAAAAAAADVk/VWx5omTxdG0/s800/germancemetery.jpg

http://images.travelpod.com/users/wells2008/1.1222917000.langemarck-german-cemetery.jpg

Because no one benefited from that war, and every warrior deserves to be remembered.

On that note, let's not forget the ANZAC:
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[Aemma]

Nice thread DR. Thanks! :)

I like this song lately. Not really about WWI but touching and relevant nonetheless.

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[Smaland]

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Robert Hampton "Hammy" Gray VC, DSC (November 2, 1917 - August 9, 1945) was a Canadian naval officer, pilot, and recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC) during World War II, one of only two members of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm to have been thus decorated in that war.

Citation for Lt. Gray's award:

ADMIRALTY Whitehall, 13th November, 1945.

The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the VICTORIA CROSS for valour to: —

the late Temporary Lieutenant Robert Hampton GRAY, R.C.N.V.R.,

for great valour in leading an attack on a Japanese destroyer in Onagawa Wan, on 9th August, 1945. In the face of fire from shore batteries and a heavy concentration of fire from some five warships Lieutenant Gray pressed home his attack, flying very low in order to ensure success, and, although he was hit and his aircraft was in flames, he obtained at least one direct hit, sinking the destroyer. Lieutenant Gray has consistently shown a brilliant fighting spirit and most inspiring leadership.

Rest of Wikipedia article about Lt. Gray (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hampton_Gray)