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| Christiane David |
November 11, 1918, at 11 A.M.
The end of the Great War, the war to end all wars
What have we learned?
Never forget.
Take what we know, have seen, and use it.
Take what we know, have seen, and use it.
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| Christiane David |
The song about Willie McBride makes me cry every time I hear it. The Irish Rovers have a hauntingly beautiful version of it.
ReplyDeleteThis song says so much.
DeleteOh, Susan, these old songs keep coming and coming today. "and we buried ours, and the Turks buried theirs, and it started all over again."
ReplyDeleteSongs like these cannot lose their message.
DeleteMust never forget indeed, and hopefully improve and learn for the better in the future.
ReplyDeleteHistory must never be cast aside. Always remember.
DeleteOnce we see the faces of those boys who never became men, the tears must flow. Such a haunting song.
ReplyDeleteAll those precious faces! All those hopes they had!
DeleteSo sad, i am forever grateful to all who served and are serving.
ReplyDeleteBrave men and women--they deserve all the gratitude and honor we can give.
DeleteThank you for sharing the trailer, Susan. It's perfect. As is the header.
ReplyDeleteThose messages each give are timeless.
DeleteHappy Veterans day
ReplyDeleteAnd to you as well.
DeleteThose were unimaginably horrendous days. We must never lose sight of history, for they have powerful lessons for us to learn.
ReplyDeleteLearning and understanding what was learned should be the course. Will it?
DeleteThe war to end all wars- and yet it didn't. But they must be remembered.
ReplyDeleteIt is unimaginable to think of the millions killed in each war.
DeleteWorld War I was "The War to End All Wars"; while we wait for World War III.
ReplyDeleteSo scary. So very possible.
DeleteNever forget. And yet we always do.
ReplyDeleteMemories of the horror of war seems to fade, esp. as the WW2 generation is dying. Most are now in their 90s. For them, the war is there in their memories. Forgetting their sacrifice is unacceptable.
DeleteHi Sue.
ReplyDeleteJust popped in to see how you are doing.
World war? No thanks. But to tell the truth, I think it will happen again. It seems we all have collective amnesia, not that I was yet around for the two earlier ones.
Blessings from South Africa, Geoff.
I believe there will always be war. With greed, religious judgement, sin, lack of any moral compass...there is no end of the list of causes.
DeleteMy father was in WW2 and my Gr-father in WW1, A gr-gr-father in Spanish American war, A gr-father in Civil War. This is not a proud heritage.
It's good to remember. Perhaps we'll learn from it. Someday.
ReplyDeleteWith each generation, the very idea of a World war fades, is questioned. How much is taught in HS or College? That is important, vital even.
DeleteTouching song dear Susan!
ReplyDeleteHow weird that whole population of the world is bearing the consequences of the greed of few black sheeps called POLITICIANS
It is a bit like a train heading to rails that are missing.
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