they shall grow not old

[BioHazard]

Would you do it now ??????

i did not join the armed forces , i became a fireman for six years and served that way



Let us not forget the NFS and AFS that also served as well as all the ambulance and others that were never truly reconised for the price they paid

[Chillitt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN-NI...-tomorrow.html

[charvell]

I am proud to be in the Parachute Regiment i have lost some good friends over the last few months and i will never forget them. My son is set to go into the Army at in three years when he is 16 he is a good lad.

[POPEYE]

Come on guys, this is a rememberce service for ALL service men and women who gave their "young" lives as allies against a comon enemy, and let's not forget all the german soldiers who were killed too, most of them would have perferred to have been somewhere else at the time,
get ya selves a couple of copys of "forgotten voices from the great war" and
ditto WW11, you soon forget that the story your reading came from an englishman, scotsman, welshman, irishman, austrailian, canadian, indian, frenchman, or german, some stories will have you in tears and some will make you laugh, but they are all from "ordinary" service and non service men and women,

Well said Mike

[Steve Mc]

Why Wear A Poppy?

"Please wear a poppy", the lady said,
And held one forth, but I shook my head
Then I stopped and watched as she offered them there,
And her face was old and lined with care;

But beneath the scars the years had made
There remained a smile that refused to fade.
A boy came whistling down the street,
Bouncing along on carefree feet.

His smile was full of joy and fun,
"Lady" said he "may I have one?"
When she pinned it on, he turned to say:
"Why do we wear a poppy to-day?"

The lady smiled in her wistful way
And answered: "This is Remembrance Day,
`And the poppy there is a symbol for
The gallant men who died in the war. "

`And because they did, you and I are free
That's why we wear a poppy you see.
I had a boy about your size,
With golden hair and big blue eyes.

"He loved to play and jump and shout
Free as a bird, he would race about.
As the years went by, he learned and grew
And became a man - as you will too. "

`He was fine and strong, with a boyish smile,
But he'd seemed with us such a little while
When war broke out and he went away.
I still remember his face that day.

"When he smiled at me and said good-bye.
'I'll be back soon, Mum, so please don't cry.'
But the war went on and he had to stay
And all l could do was wait and pray.

"His letters told us of the awful fight
(I can see at in my dreams at night),
With the tanks and guns and cruel barbed wire,
And the mines and the bullets, the bombs and the fire."

"That sure did sound like an awful fight,
But your son - did he come back alright?"
A tear rolled down each faded cheek;
She shook her head but didn't speak.

I slunk away in a sort of shame,
And if you were with me, you'd have done the same;
For our thanks, in giving is aft delayed,
Though our freedom was bought - and thousands paid!

And so, when we see a poppy worn,
Let us reflect on the burden borne
By those who gave very all
When asked to answer their country's call

That we at home in peace might live.
Then wear a poppy! - and give!


George Totten