Remembrance

On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, the first world war was declared over and all battlefields began to fall silent. Not all guns fell silent once the declaration was signed, for they who were still fighting were not weary of the end of the war until hours later; and for some it was already to late. On this day, Remembrance Sunday & Armistice day, we remember and give thanks to those who continued fighting and  for our freedom and lives through all years of conflict but especially from 1914 to present day. With out these men and women, young and old, we would be living very different lives which may only exist in nightmares for some of us. 

We must also remember those who lost their lives who did not wish to fight and who caused others and our enemy no harm, man and beast a like.
We must also remember that even those not considered adults also fought for our freedom. below I have attached a section from my post 'lest we forget' which tells the tale of a very brave young man named Jack Cornwell.

"Scouting was only in it's infancy at the time, and yet despite this, it was deeply involved in helping the war effort here in Britain. Even young men and boys, younger than nineteen, fought in the war. The youngest boys who were enlisted to fight were at least 14. The same age as what a young man or woman can be when becoming an explorer scout.  Young men involved within scouting at the time, tried to get involved and help in every way possible.
Some attempted and succeeded at enlisting in the army, and others assisted and helped their local communities in the war effort.
Scouts helped by either being first aiders, coastal watchers who helped to guide fishing fleets home, and to scan the skies for enemy Zeppelins."

"During the war, at least 16 scouts received the Victoria cross, the highest award for military service. One of the best known stories of a scout receiving a Victoria cross; which has been recently been retold in the pages of the UK scouting magazine; is the one of Jack Cornwell who was 16. He was stationed on the HMS Chester in the Battle of Jutland. All his comrades were killed and he was hit in the chest by shrapnel, but jack stood by his post until the end of action. He unfortunately died two days later in hospital and was posthumously awarded the Victoria cross for bravery. In his memory, Baden-Powell established the Cornwell Badge for scouts who show courage in great adversity. it remains one of the highest accolades a scout can receive.
Not only did some fighting in the war lose their lives, but so did civilians due to enemy fire and attack."

Courageous Dives


To thee who have suffered,
To those who have died.

To thee who have Fought,
To those who have Cried.

We remember those who gave theirs lives,
and to those who gave courageous dives.

We shall remember, forever and always.


(By Bradley James Burnett)

A slight detour

Also before I end this post, I have noticed a great shame which has gone unnoticed. It has been allowed to continue for years and years with out a single person taking note apart from those who suffer from it. As with the old tale of Adolf Hitler and the Jewish Population (as well as other populations), this very same tale still exists in our modern society. of course its not quite as vicious or evil as what the dictator did to the innocent people of Europe, but it should still be noticed and amended so it does not continue for future generations. Also those before us did not fight and risk their lives for such things to continue. The problem which I have noticed is social status, In which one population looks down upon another. Fair enough if this population has done something truly wrong but in the first example I gave it, the other population has done nothing wrong and neither has the one I'm about to talk about. 
The population which I have in mind is no country, no race or ethnicity. It is those who work low graded jobs. I have noticed very often how the manager and customer looked down on the sales assistant, how the passenger looks down on the bus driver, how some look down on others as if they are better than them when in fact they are NOT. No man or woman, young or old, is better than another. All we are ever shown by the emotionless companies is happy go lucky workers who don't mind being bullied or belittled. This is a false image. There seems to be this image of a low graded employee being stupid and idiotic and unable to add anything to society. Again this is a false image. In fact, I know many who attend university trying to better them selves, or volunteer for charity or have managed to pass university with flying colours. you wouldn't stereotype nationalities, race or gender in such as way. Even those who haven't got high achieving qualifications, volunteer work or even families should still get giving the same respect that you would like given to yourself.

I'm very sorry if this is a very odd detour for me but it is a topic that I care about deeply as stereotyping is not the correct way to go about things. You wouldn't do it for any other race, nationality or gender so why do it in this situation as well?

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