When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say,
For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today
(For a really good post about Armistace in Southampton follow this link)
Remembrance at the 11th Hour on the 11th Day…
When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say,
For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today
(For a really good post about Armistace in Southampton follow this link)
SNIPS & SNAPS 
Your father was incredibly handsome. Thank you for sharing these thoughts on this solemn occasion. One thing that is universal is the respect and admiration we have for the men and women who fight for their country. They may have fought to stop tomorrow’s wars. We owe it to them to work towards that a peace, no matter what our differences may be.
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We certainly do owe it to them. All the soldiers were handsome – they were fighting fit and looked smart in their uniform.
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So handsome. Thanks for the wonderful tribute and remembrance.
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Thank you too Randy
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We certainly owe it to them all to remember.
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We certainly do. Thank you OFO!
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen the wreaths made of poppies, or perhaps i haven’t noticed them. They certainly are touching, as are your photos. We memorized “In Flanders field” when I was in school, and I still remember it every year at this time. We should be teaching the history — and the poem — in our schools today.
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Wreaths are common here, Remembrance is bigger than Halloween, we don’t do Thanksgiving and Christmas street decorations don’t normally start until after Armistice. Britain is also quite big on the war poets in schools too.
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Your dad certainly was handsome. We certainly did remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
I have to tell you a funny story. This is typical whenever we talk about any photo depicting a Southampton landmark.
Me (showing The Boffin the picture of the Cenotaph): Where is the memorial?
The Boffin: Oh, across from where the coffee roaster’s used to be!
Me (who didn’t grow up in Southampton): That doesn’t help!
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I used to love the smell of that coffee roasting. Alas it is no longer there but there is a good Art House coffee shop. Does he remember the Beatnik Emporium? That is now where the florists was.
If it is any help to you the Cenotaph is within the Civic Centre in Watts Park and opposite the Titanic Engineers Memorial. It has an interesting history – you’ll have to get The Boffin to read the link: https://historicsouthampton.wordpress.com/2016/07/02/the-cenotaph-southampton/
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Thank you(!) for paying tribute to these courageous souls who lived in torment while they fought (in horrific war conditions) and saw things that no human should ever see (even if you manage to ‘live’ through a war, you can never ‘un-see’ what you have seen) and who often died freezing cold, behind enemy lines, unable to crawl through the mud to safety.
It’s only because of them that we don’t live under tyranny.
Let us live our lives to the fullest and most productive, so that their lives were not lost in vain.
Best regards, JBS
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exactly
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A truly beautiful post. Thank you Southamton old lady – from a Poole oldish lady.
Cobs. x
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I go to Poole quite often – Interesting blog you have there!
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Thank you kindly, Miss Southampton. 🙂
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