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(197 views)Rememberance Day
Hello my fellow VIPers
This month always makes me a bit melancholy as this weekend is Rememberance Day.
My uncle was taken away when he was 7 to work on the death railway in Malaysia but survived and is a man, now in his 70's.
My grandfather hid local Chinese from the Japanese during the occupation.
My mother was a baby [born in 1940] and was so fair skinned the Japanese nearly took her away and killed her thinking my grandmother was harbouring a Chinese baby.
My Gran used to pinch my mother to make her cry, she also used to save soiled nappies and quickly put her in them so the soldiers wouldn't want to pick her up.
War is hard. When are we going to learn?
On that note, please wear a poppy and send good thoughts and wishes to all our men and women in service, and their loved ones.
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Comments
Gruffalo said:Thought provoking blog, Shanti. Thanks.
6 November 2008 5:03pm
mommyerin said:I wear my poppy all year ... because I am grateful all year ... to live in a country that is free. I am thankful to our young men and women who were brave enough to fight for all of us, and continue to keep peace for us as well. Godbless. Canada's Remembrance Day is November 11th. We have a minute of silence across Canada at 11am. Great blog Shanti, mommy hugs xoxoxox
6 November 2008 7:44pm
nhf said:What a wonderful blog. We have never met but I have seen you regularly on Elaine's page. Remembrance day always resonates strongly with me. My dad was a lot older than my mum and therefore served in the 2nd World War. That was the only day I ever saw him cry. Obviously he was with his own personal memories of lost friends and comrades. I now remember him and wear my Poppy with the greatest of prid
6 November 2008 8:16pm
angelofnorth said:hiya Shanti, well said sweetie, being half German people sometimes have a go at me, at this time of year, it took my Gran 18 months to get to UK, fleeing from the fascists, love & peace sister xOx
7 November 2008 8:47am
azmoni said:Thank you Shanty.....Your thoughts and memories make me remember all things about war....my mother told me about....my Granfather was political persecuted during Mussolini period...before he was killing as prisoner from Austrian in the First War....11 sons, hungry a lot .....war have nothing to learn....Only one...maybe...all the people are the same....and need to love and stay in peace.....
7 November 2008 8:49pm
pedagogue said:Thank you for sharing that Shanti! A VIP friend of mine is in the forces and he is absent atm. Will be thinking of him too xox
8 November 2008 10:48pm
ian_lawn said:My 6 year old son will be attending Church Parade tomorrow for Beevers. A poignent day
8 November 2008 11:23pm
NOD134 said:Whilst I'm very lucky not to have lost anyone in battle, I joined a local marching band when I was ten, and learnt to play the Bugle. For 14 years I had the absolute honour of playing the Last Post at my then local cenotaph in Leytonstone east London. Whilst I no longer play, I make sure I'm at my now Local cenotaph in Chelmsford for rememberance Sunday to pay my respects, for those who gave their
9 November 2008 12:21am
NOD134 said:...lives. We will remember them.
9 November 2008 12:23am
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