At the end of a week where we commemorated the start of World War I, we have been graphically remanded of the immense loss of life and destruction, as well as recognising some great acts of individual heroism and sacrifice, I thought the above image was an appropriate symbol upon which to end this very significant week.
100 years have passed but it has become very apparent this week just how big an impact events all those years ago still have for so many. It was also a reminder that however remote a location in the U.K. may have been….nowhere was left untouched by those events in 1914.
“ At the going down of the sun and in the morning………
………we will remember them”
10th August
© David Oakes 2014
DAVID OAKES - IMAGES. 
Lest we forget! To travel to the battlefields and visit the monuments and cemeteries is a moving and humbling experience. Today it’s so beautiful and peaceful with visitors paying respectful homage. But the blood soaked fields still evoke emotions that can’t be explained just by knowing what happened. There is a spirit that you will feel when you’re there.
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Very true..
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We all need these reminders from time to time. Thanks for yours. A very fitting image to accompany it.
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