Slightly off topic, but Lest We Forget
Aug 4, 2014 22:03:58 GMT
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Post by andrewholgate on Aug 4, 2014 22:03:58 GMT
I stood on the banks of the Marne this week. 100 years ago nearly 500k died or were wounded in the First Battle of the Marne. Today, on the outskirts of Meaux stands a memorial to it. Rolling countryside, quite towns and blue sky. One can't imagine the horror of the Trenches.
Driving down we passed names such as Arras, Mons, Ypres and Cambrai. If you have never stood in a war cemetery then you can never know how words fail.
I'm so lucky to do what I do for a living. I've felt so humble to visit those places this week. As an ex-soldier who never saw action, I can only imagine what those people felt. My great grandfathers fought in that war, two of them survived the Somme.
I hope the world never forgets.
Driving down we passed names such as Arras, Mons, Ypres and Cambrai. If you have never stood in a war cemetery then you can never know how words fail.
I'm so lucky to do what I do for a living. I've felt so humble to visit those places this week. As an ex-soldier who never saw action, I can only imagine what those people felt. My great grandfathers fought in that war, two of them survived the Somme.
I hope the world never forgets.
