Remembrance Thread

[Johnnyren 601]

lest we forget, in glorious memory

[Senna 735]

I did it in school, not sure who else will have, but Journey's End by RC Sheriff is a wonderful play, written about WW1 by a man who served in the trenches.

[DarcheVinny 1,003]

IN FLANDERS FIELDS.

In Flanders field the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

~~By Major John McCrae, May 1915.~~

[R.J. MacReady 226]

Great picture in the OP

Lest we forget

[caseyjones 3,009]

We Shall Keep the Faith

by Moina Michael, November 1918

Oh! you who sleep in Flanders Fields,

Sleep sweet - to rise anew!

We caught the torch you threw

And holding high, we keep the Faith

With All who died.

We cherish, too, the poppy red

That grows on fields where valor led;

It seems to signal to the skies

That blood of heroes never dies,

But lends a lustre to the red

Of the flower that blooms above the dead

In Flanders Fields.

And now the Torch and Poppy Red

We wear in honor of our dead.

Fear not that ye have died for naught;

We'll teach the lesson that ye wrought

In Flanders Fields.

Moina Michael, known as 'The Poppy Lady' was the one who first had the idea of using the poppy as a symbol of remembrance after reading Colonel John McCrae's 'We Shall Not Sleep'(later named 'In Flanders Fields').The Memorial Poppy was adopted by many organisations worldwide from 1918 onwards to raise funds for ex-servicemen.

[southsidelad 34]

Gone but not forgotten

Lest we Forget

[bluepeter 5,627]

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

Lest we forget.

[RFC55 109,030]

lest we forget

[GrangemouthRSC 832]

Great read djw1992.

[Dado 334]

Do not call me hero,

When we ran the wall of hail,

The blood, the fears, the cries, the tears

We left them where they fell.

Do not call me hero,

Each night I stop and pray,

For all the friends I knew and lost,

I survived my longest day.

Do not call me hero,

In the years that pass,

For all the real true heroes,

Have crosses, lined up on the grass.

Lest we forget.

[GrangemouthRSC 832]

Anyone else watch This Morning with the two war vetrans?

Brought a tear to my eye.

Lest We Forget

[burnbank bear 342]

as poppy petals gently fall,

remember us who gave our all.

LEST WE FORGET.

[Troop6 12]

I was on the bus, the American driver just pulled up at the side of the road and asked everybody to join him for a minutes silence.

Lest we forget.

[sdunsmb 43]

[keithgersbear 3,225]

RIP to all.

[Jonok 1,245]

Lest we forget,they never surrendered

[minstral 5,375]

Lest we forget.

Some of you may be interested in reading this. It's a little article about Rangers and WW1:

Fantastic article djw.

[ManchestGer 347]

11.11.11. Thank you for fighting for my future and opportunity, I will fight for my dreams like you did for freedom! When men were real men

[richy1690 0]

lest we forget

[LeeWallaceRFC 3,920]

Just made that into a sig:

Lest We Forget

[dj_blitze 1]

They went with songs to the battle, they were young.

Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.

They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,

They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

[STEPBOY99 169]

The soldier stood and faced his god

Which must always come to pass.

He hoped his shoes were shining,

Just as brightly as his brass.

'Step forward now, you soldier,

How shall I deal with you ?

Have you always turned the other cheek ?

To My Church have you been true?'

The soldier squared his shoulders and said,

'No, Lord, I guess I ain't.

Because those of us who carry guns,

Can't always be a saint.

I've had to work most Sundays,

And at times my talk was tough.

And sometimes I've been violent,

Because the world is awfully rough.

But, I never took a penny,

That wasn't mine to keep...

Though I worked a lot of overtime,

When the bills got just too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,

Though at times I shook with fear.

And sometimes, God, forgive me,

I've wept unmanly tears.

I know I don't deserve a place,

Among the people here.

They never wanted me around,

Except to calm their fears.

If you've a place for me here, Lord,

It needn't be so grand.

I never expected or had too much,

But if you don't, I'll understand.

There was a silence all around the throne,

Where the saints had often trod.

As the soldier waited quietly,

For the judgment of his God.

'Step forward now, you soldier,

You've borne your burdens well.

Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,

You've done your time in Hell.'

[marmalade1872 40]

some powerfull and touching words on the posts,take a bow gentlemen your a credit to all that is good in the land.

[Zappa 358]

[bluemc 305]

They are the reason we are free today and we cant thank them enough

To every single one we thank you very much

Lest we forget