Published Date:
04 November 2009
By The Westender
This weekend folk a' ower the wurld wull be rememberin' thame that lost their lives in wars an' conflicts.
There's an' increasin' interest in war history. Bit unlike the days when war filums were amongst the maist popular forms o' entertainment, due ti the excitement an' glory that Hollywood pit inti thum, the day's renewed interest is mair aboot the tragedy o' the loss o' life, an' the personal stories o' folk involved.
Oor country hes been involved in mair than its fair share o' wars and conflicts ower the years. The twae world wars take maist attention bit there were, of course, mony mair times since then, when oor folk hev been called ti dae their duty. Fri Malasia ti Suez, fri The Falklands ti The Gulf an' mony conflicts hame an' abroad in atween, the men an' weemen o' oor forces, hev answered the call.
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04 November 2009 3:55 PM
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