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Post by VanWoman84 on Nov 11, 2018 12:04:32 GMT
What does it mean to you? It's not about celebrating war, but commemorating those that gave their lives.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2018 12:39:13 GMT
They didn't give their lives though. They were conscripted, ordered to fight, shot if they didn't then killed when they did.
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Post by bigbear67 on Nov 11, 2018 14:33:00 GMT
True they were given no choice, but they still have my respect for being in that position. Lads not much older than my boy is now. Fuckin horrific situation on both sides, those in charge should have been ashamed...
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Post by petew on Nov 11, 2018 14:34:21 GMT
We went to paschendale earlier in the year.
People should go there just to see.
Unimaginable doesn’t get close
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Post by bernie on Nov 11, 2018 15:22:49 GMT
We went to paschendale earlier in the year. People should go there just to see. Unimaginable doesn’t get close I've been to lots of battlefields when my dad was alive, they are all unimaginable as you say |
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Post by VanWoman84 on Nov 11, 2018 16:11:00 GMT
The majority rushed to join up, many lied about their age (I can't understand that), some were reportedly 'excited' to go to fight.
What the hell did they tell the boys to get them 'excited' about battle?
What's 'glorious' about coming back with missing limbs, in a box or not at all?
I am thinking it will be far harder today. Today's youth (I hope) will be far better educated on the realities of war.
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Post by petew on Nov 11, 2018 18:18:49 GMT
The majority rushed to join up, many lied about their age (I can't understand that), some were reportedly 'excited' to go to fight. What the hell did they tell the boys to get them 'excited' about battle? What's 'glorious' about coming back with missing limbs, in a box or not at all? I am thinking it will be far harder today. Today's youth (I hope) will be far better educated on the realities of war. Different times. We can’t imagine how they felt, we didn’t (luckily) walk in their shoes. |
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Post by bernie on Nov 11, 2018 19:41:07 GMT
The majority rushed to join up, many lied about their age (I can't understand that), some were reportedly 'excited' to go to fight. What the hell did they tell the boys to get them 'excited' about battle? What's 'glorious' about coming back with missing limbs, in a box or not at all? I am thinking it will be far harder today. Today's youth (I hope) will be far better educated on the realities of war. It was a chance to escape from the all consuming crushing narrow minded captivity that was their lives in 1914. We cannot nowadays realise how constrained life was for working class men (and women) a hundred years ago. Long hours of virtual slavery with no prospect of any change till you got too old or sick to work. It was all you had and if you stepped out of line and got fired it was ruin and destitution. Suddenly you could join up, it was honourable and a big adventure. Put on a uniform and march off with cheering crowds and a brass band in front. I'm sure everybody on here can identify with the desire to escape a life like that. |
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