Armistice Day in Britain is 11th November which is my birthday. Like you, I used to think we were allowed to wear our brownie/guide/scout/etc., uniforms in some sort of celebration of it, till I learned.
There is nothing you can say to the lady.I suppose Kieran's reply was the only one which defused the situation.
There is always so much made of "joining up" which is all well and good when there are no wars going on, it's a fairly good life (I know a couple of people who have had a wonderful career from the Forces) but it is dreadful when they are sent to the front. One of my son's classmates joined the Royal Navy and his mum was so chuffed at the expensive car he was able to buy and the holidays to Dubai he was able to arrange for his family, etc. I then met her just at the start of the War in Afghanistan and she was ever so worried about David and what would happen if his ship had to become involved in any activities.
Having been born after the World Wars, I have no experience personally of military service other than mentioned aboveand that my dad was an Engineer but saw no active service. He taught people to drive tanks.
I have always told my son that I would willingly visit him in jail rather than have to see him conscripted and sent to fight a fruitless war, and the ones we are fighting now seem less than justified.
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There is nothing you can say to the lady.I suppose Kieran's reply was the only one which defused the situation.
There is always so much made of "joining up" which is all well and good when there are no wars going on, it's a fairly good life (I know a couple of people who have had a wonderful career from the Forces) but it is dreadful when they are sent to the front. One of my son's classmates joined the Royal Navy and his mum was so chuffed at the expensive car he was able to buy and the holidays to Dubai he was able to arrange for his family, etc. I then met her just at the start of the War in Afghanistan and she was ever so worried about David and what would happen if his ship had to become involved in any activities.
Having been born after the World Wars, I have no experience personally of military service other than mentioned aboveand that my dad was an Engineer but saw no active service. He taught people to drive tanks.
I have always told my son that I would willingly visit him in jail rather than have to see him conscripted and sent to fight a fruitless war, and the ones we are fighting now seem less than justified.