How do we remember ...war,
victorious! or lost... or oh, the cost...
how do we remember ...battles
the call!... the charge, or the silence ... the toll!
how do we remember...soldiers, and when they are...older
scarred but not forgotten, MIA, KIA
after war
after battles
after soldiers
honor,
bravery,
scarred, not scared
loved,
missed,
by wives and mothers and all the others,
this one
battle
"defined
a nation" and at a cost of 10,000 men, who would soldier no more,
but take postings to peoples memories once lives turned from war,
and to war again
and war again and
to peace makers.
Vimy - April 9 - 12, 1917
Apr 8, 2015
Apr 8, 2015 at 11:18 PM UTC
How do we remember ...war,
victorious! or lost... or oh, the cost...
how do we remember ...battles
the call!... the charge, or the silence ... the toll!
how do we remember...soldiers, and when they are...older
scarred but not forgotten, MIA, KIA
after war
after battles
after soldiers
honor,
bravery,
scarred, not scared
loved,
missed,
by wives and mothers and all the others,
this one
battle
"defined
a nation" and at a cost of 10,000 men, who would soldier no more,
but take postings to peoples memories once lives turned from war,
and to war again
and war again and
to peace makers.
Vimy - April 9 - 12, 1917
My grandfather was a peace maker, my dad was in the Militia, he supported Military action, me I was in cadets, militia and Canadian Army, I do not think my position is as clear as I would like but "War is necessary to feed the greed of man" - I just said that, "but once started, finish knowing that no result will equal the cost, and as for peace and freedom, no result of war can compare" -done
If you have served in a theatre of war, I thank you. If you have supported a war effort, I thank you.
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