tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408194908462305523.post607088512221032694..comments2024-03-29T08:24:49.253+00:00Comments on Bagging Area: Ypres And The SommeSwiss Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13119322217065850020noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408194908462305523.post-44236684883028657442014-10-09T17:02:36.278+01:002014-10-09T17:02:36.278+01:00Brill comments everyone- nice to touch a chord.
...Brill comments everyone- nice to touch a chord. <br /><br />Mr McA- that sounds great. Local community stuff can really touch people, nice work.<br /><br />Dirk- I think it was duty as much as patriotism. People had a much higher sense of duty and obligation. Peer pressure too I guess. That was one of the main reasons for Pals battalions.<br /><br />Erik- I'm looking forward to your post. A Southern US angle is something I'd be interested in. Swiss Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119322217065850020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408194908462305523.post-40761448237699816382014-10-09T09:18:09.201+01:002014-10-09T09:18:09.201+01:00Very moving. I can't begin to imagine the rea...Very moving. I can't begin to imagine the reality of what happened in those places.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408194908462305523.post-65813802403841540722014-10-09T07:25:23.863+01:002014-10-09T07:25:23.863+01:00Horrible. And, as so often, it's even harder f...Horrible. And, as so often, it's even harder for me to understand why so many folk WANTED to join the army back then! I mean, patriotism is a fine thing at times, but you have to draw the line somewhere, don't you? I mean, obviously back in 1916 the news didn't spread as easily as today, but Jesus Christ, they MUST have been aware of the slaughter that might possibly be done to them BEFORE they went to the recruiting office!Dirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02907703583893968857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408194908462305523.post-45589780241900561222014-10-09T01:09:09.070+01:002014-10-09T01:09:09.070+01:00Thanks to you I've had a slender book of WWI p...Thanks to you I've had a slender book of WWI poets out since last week.<br /><br />It's a touching post...well expressed. <br /><br />The First World War has a special significance for The South(U.S.)that's nearly been forgotten. I've been trying to get the nut up for writing a post...maybe this will do it.<br /><br />Erik Bartlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401279267556576137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408194908462305523.post-50506665666282205742014-10-08T20:54:28.834+01:002014-10-08T20:54:28.834+01:00No music required Adam, in a few paragraphs you ha...No music required Adam, in a few paragraphs you have put into words why this must never be allowed to happen again.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03958875416084119469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408194908462305523.post-78226281306438986082014-10-08T20:54:18.476+01:002014-10-08T20:54:18.476+01:00Lovely. War, for all its horrors is very affecting...Lovely. War, for all its horrors is very affecting.<br /><br />Last year my class researched the local war memorial after we discovered some of the streets in the town were named after dead soldiers. We uncovered loads of interesting stuff and put it all into a presentation for the local community. We even had a sound engineer come in and record the kids playing an original song they'd written (around some chords I played on the guitar, which he subsequently mixed out! - "It's the children's song", he said, quite rightly). Anyway, this became a huge deal around the town and the local British Legion got in touch to say they'd be leaving little crosses on the graves when the visited Tyne Cot during the summer. Our presentation now plays on a loop in the local museum and in its own little way, the town is a richer place for it.Mr McAhttp://www.plainorpan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408194908462305523.post-2551439755990391002014-10-08T19:00:32.880+01:002014-10-08T19:00:32.880+01:00You did right Adam. There's no music to add on...You did right Adam. There's no music to add on the post. I just remembered what happened 100 years ago - and I hope we don't have to stand times like these.Walterhttp://afewgoodtimesinmylife.blogspot.denoreply@blogger.com