tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31191208.post5585564918422272397..comments2023-05-09T19:40:58.265+10:00Comments on Stomper Girl: Lest We ForgetStomper Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04038937073264645029noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31191208.post-12749215995186138422008-11-13T09:38:00.000+11:002008-11-13T09:38:00.000+11:00BTW,youngest son asked if Remembrance Day is for t...BTW,<BR/>youngest son asked if Remembrance Day is for the war Pop (my Dad) died in.<BR/>Uh, son, he's not dead.<BR/>Oh yeah, I forgot.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090958027924599852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31191208.post-55572554854666347462008-11-13T09:37:00.000+11:002008-11-13T09:37:00.000+11:00I visited the War Memorial in Canberra last year a...I visited the War Memorial in Canberra last year and cried my eyes out.<BR/>Although its so hard for us to comprehend how terrible it must have been, its good that we try.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090958027924599852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31191208.post-55640580769330859872008-11-12T12:43:00.000+11:002008-11-12T12:43:00.000+11:00My son was home sick today and very ruefully kicke...My son was home sick today and very ruefully kicked his feet and said under his breath, "Oh, and I probably missed the party today." I had to remind him that no, there was no party, just a moment to remember all that has passed. And to think hard about how we make our choices from here on out.Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31191208.post-83148453230496753392008-11-12T08:42:00.000+11:002008-11-12T08:42:00.000+11:00Lest we forget.Lest we forget.Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673930610844503371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31191208.post-28281863222388245852008-11-12T01:58:00.000+11:002008-11-12T01:58:00.000+11:00In a funny way, I hope my boys never have to fully...In a funny way, I hope my boys never have to fully understand the horrors of the world wars... because to fully understand, it would probably mean they'd be in the middle of a third one.<BR/><BR/>And I don't want that for them.<BR/><BR/>But we will always remember the sacrifices that our families made.ewe are herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339650361453626546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31191208.post-11939090202278003802008-11-12T01:31:00.000+11:002008-11-12T01:31:00.000+11:00I forgot.No, actually, I really did.I didn't even ...I forgot.<BR/><BR/>No, actually, I really did.<BR/><BR/>I didn't even know.<BR/><BR/>Which is not exactly the same thing, is it?shulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349989043861777133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31191208.post-65492940595133132712008-11-11T22:32:00.000+11:002008-11-11T22:32:00.000+11:00This year I stood at the memorial at Villers Breto...This year I stood at the memorial at Villers Bretonneux and sobbed at the 46 000 names of Australian soldiers etched on the walls of sandstone.<BR/><BR/>Lest we forget.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31191208.post-41022106779815129092008-11-11T17:45:00.000+11:002008-11-11T17:45:00.000+11:00I am yet to hear how the remembrance day ceremony ...I am yet to hear how the remembrance day ceremony went at school today. All I know was that Bloss said the deputy principal came into band to ask for all the "good trumpet players to see him please".<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this lovely post. :)Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831936165024410678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31191208.post-62120871235825605102008-11-11T17:43:00.000+11:002008-11-11T17:43:00.000+11:00:(Beautifully written.We have a lot of war books h...:(<BR/><BR/>Beautifully written.<BR/><BR/>We have a lot of war books here - I learn much through AB, who attends lectures and studies maps of France and researches history. Sometimes, in bed, when i'm reading Phillippa Gregory, and he's reading Les Carlyon, the passages he reads me out loud are just too horrific to hear or comprehend. So very, very sad.<BR/><BR/>But as a kid, I must admit ... I didn't get it .. bring on the playlunch already...LBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433555112198668513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31191208.post-2940826419871993402008-11-11T14:39:00.000+11:002008-11-11T14:39:00.000+11:00I only had 1 year 10 kid who made noise. (She was ...I only had 1 year 10 kid who made noise. (She was trying to get something out of her pocket.) By the time they're 16 they know how to behave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31191208.post-56405568346598435512008-11-11T14:11:00.000+11:002008-11-11T14:11:00.000+11:00Lovely post Stomper. Lest we Forget.Indeed.Lovely post Stomper. <BR/><BR/>Lest we Forget.<BR/><BR/>Indeed.Aunty Evilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18433383999833031264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31191208.post-33846546733946966312008-11-11T14:06:00.000+11:002008-11-11T14:06:00.000+11:00As I was driving this afternoon I noticed a sticke...As I was driving this afternoon I noticed a sticker on the window of the car in front of me. It said "In loving memory of our son Chris [Surname] 1973-2007 U.S Marines." I have children that age. I can't even imagine the heartbreak that young man's death brought to all who loved him. All because we can't seem to conduct ourselves peacefully in the world, and always seem to be sending young men [barely shaving yet]off to fight old men's battles for them.....mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.com