tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post8518088170558664503..comments2023-10-05T17:36:23.029+01:00Comments on Having my cake and eating it too: Remembrance SundayJoanna Cakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-26238185549704421322009-11-08T15:31:18.166+00:002009-11-08T15:31:18.166+00:00Some things are not worth remembering and some sho...Some things are not worth remembering and some should never be forgotten.<br />To many people today take life for granted but don;t ask what the cost was for their freedom.<br />The author of Flanders Fields died not to long after he wrote that poem but he had seen the wreath that would mark the spot where he would rest and maybe it was his eulogy he was preparing for us all to remember him and Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129182819187055533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-55488572829373340372009-11-08T14:26:31.190+00:002009-11-08T14:26:31.190+00:00I was watching the concert at Royal Albert Hall la...I was watching the concert at Royal Albert Hall last night, and crying my eyes out. While I abhor that we are in this conflict, I will always support those who choose to protect my life with theirs.<br /><br />I will never forget, and my son continues in this tradition.Helga Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722048845460400184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493386230053818260.post-26535848055400270212009-11-08T13:53:41.253+00:002009-11-08T13:53:41.253+00:00When I was in middle school (age 12 or 13 here in ...When I was in middle school (age 12 or 13 here in the US), I remember being moved by this poem during the phase in life when I was first discovering literature. Thanks for sharing these thoughts. How many of the younger set appreciate the importance of the fall of the Wall, either?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com