Today is remembrance Sunday. A day
where we remember the fallen, those who made the ultimate sacrifice
for their country. Although I will be at work, I will be wearing my
poppy with pride and falling silence for two minutes at 11am.
Though my job I have had the
opportunity to meet many people with first hand experiences and
memories of from World War 2 and subsequent conflicts. Their stories
are always interesting and frequently heartbreaking.
When me and Tilly went shopping last
week, we stopped off at a poppy stall which was selling paper poppies
as well as many other items including metal pin badges, poppy
bracelets and poppy shaped reflectors for clothing. When we reached
the stall it made me proud that Tilly knew and understood the meaning
behind the wearing of a poppy. On Friday she told me that her school
had participated in the two minute silence. I think that it is
important to teach our children about remembrance Sunday and the
meaning behind it as a continued way of commemorating those that
never made it home.
I am not really a football fan. I think
they are overpaid and don't deserve celebrity status. However on
friday I had so much respect for the England and Scotland national
teams as they wore a poppy on an arm band despite Fifa being against
it (Fifa do not allow players to wear anything with political or
religious connotations) and therefore both England and Scotland knew
they would face an unknown penalty.
I think I speak for many
when I say that today we will remember those who fought and died for
us and our country. I am happy to say that 2016 has been the first
year since 1968 that there were no UK armed forces operational
deaths. I hope we don't have to wait another almost 50 to say this
again.
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