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have you read any of the war poems while you have been away? we have been looking at some in class.

In assembly today we were shown a video of a boy who lied about his age so that he could fight in the war. His sister tried to stop him. When he was away she wrote to him to tell him to tell the generals how old he really was so that he could come home. The boy never read the letter. His sister had it sent back to her unopened with 'killed in action' written on the enevolope. The boy was only 16.
Have you seen any graves of boys who had lied about their age so they could fight?

The comment made about glorifying war is an interesting one - particularly as it came from a war veteran. I think it's very important to be able to separate the two: any act of remembrance should be respectful towards those who fought and should not in any way glorify war. We can hate war and criticise the people responsible for sending soldiers into battle but that shouldn't stop us from remembering those soldiers and their sacrifices.

And perhaps once a year isn't enough. As Phil says, we tend to turn it into just an annual ritual (and I include myself in that). But every day, if you turn on the news or read the papers, you'll hear the latest reports from at least half a dozen wars. Remember then too.

How do different nationalities remember the people who fought for the war? Do all of the nationalities who opposed each other remember each country or just themselves? Do all the countries involved commenmorate in similar ways?

I think that video was very thought provoking, and I liked the way that it didn't just show one or two peoples views but a lot of peoples, all of which had different opinions. I agree with the person that said that they think it important to remember about everyone that fought in the war, whatever side they were on. I think that rememberance is a day where everyone should be thinking, at least for a minute, about all those who laid down their lives for us and ou futures, and I think that it is quite selfish of someone not to.

In my school in assembly we saw a video about a boy who wanted to serve his country so much he lied about his age. It is so shocking how some people were forced to serve their country but then you realise that if it wasn't for them then we wouldn't have our freedom. We have been doing alot on rememberance at school and I realise it must be so hard to leave your family behind. Imagine what it would be like for your loved ones to leave. I think we should learn more about it in school because we should respect those who had a hard decision to make seeing as it is part of Britain's history.
Every year on rememberance day I think very hard about the people who gave their lives to give us our freedom and I for one respect them for that. What do you think about in those two minutes of silence?