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Hey! I'm not sure if you'll read this before you get back or not. I haven't texted as I have better people to text.
Lol, yea right!!! Nah i have about 9p left on my phone.. So i can't text or call ANYONE. I went to the orthodontist today as well. It was weird- that guy is so scary!! They think that i'll have them (dun dun duuuun..well braces) on by February.
Big hugs, your sis,
Weezie
P.S You sound very smart in your blog...!!!
P.P.S I might just be expection some chocolate.....!

What Mike has said is interesting. I too think it's important to separate Remembrance Day from politics. Today we in Britain are at war in Iraq and Afghanistan for reasons that a lot of people cannot understand. The government simply has not convinced people of the rectitude of being at war there - which is their political failure. What is important to remember is that the men and women who serve in the armed forces do so out of a sense of duty - and in the belief that they are serving the UK's vital interests. It might feel more 'comfortable' to want to commemorate those who served in the First and Second World Wars because those causes seem more justifiable and 'right'. But Remembrance Day is about naming the dead of all our wars - they fought for a country which is after all a democracy. The rest of the year is when anyone in the Uk can pose questions, take part in protests and exercise their right and duty as a citizen to make their views about war in general, or today's conflicts in particular, known to the government. So if Remembrance Day makes some people think more deeply about war - its impact and when a war may be 'right' or 'wrong' then all the better.

Well said that blogger.
Over the years the jingoistic attitiudes of everyone involved in hotilities have been distilled to the point of being just as relevant today as they were in 1914 and 1939, with the 11th November being seen as a rememberence of british and allied service personel who suffered and died for their part in the confilcts.
What HAS to be seen is that we must look at all sides of confilct and remeber those who have gone through the hell of wars, large or small, whether allied or "enemy", service or civillian, as wherever your allegiance (sp) lies, you must recognise that all invilved in such actions do so under orders and on many occasions do not totally agree with those orders, but do so on pain of punishment and result in what was used to be called shell shock, these days PTSD or psychological issues and spend the rest of their lives living their problems for the rest of their lives.
I for one will be wearing my grandfather's medals to remember his contribution to the 39-45 war effort and my poppy to remember EVERY SINGLE PERSON affected by conflict, worldwide, irrispective of race, colour, creed, sex or natianality.
The more people who recognise the contibution to world history and culture that all of these people made, the more we may understand one and other and maybe even prevent further such conflicts........

To you all, wear your medals and poppies with pride and humility.

Mike