[Doug]

That’s an excellent idea Gayle; I would like to see more of the town’s history and heritage taught in the local schools, it promotes a sense of community and self worth at an early age; the 10 to 13 age group would probably soak up more information as their sense of imagination is still quite vivid. I believe if you can stimulate the imagination and provoke their emotions you can teach them anything. However, you shouldn’t restrict the subject matter to the glory and the sacrifice that these men made, but more the community that supported and sustained them and perhaps the price that was paid at home as much as on the battlefield. Good Luck with the funding and don’t let the lets hold hands and don’t upset them brigade take over and spoil it. War of any era isn’t nice and if we persist in not teaching the realties of war to our children then the more likely it will happen again so please don’t glorify it. Has a prelude you might consider an end piece with similar subject matter not unlike the ending of Black Adder III. The rage of war, the Blood of souls, and row upon row of lost lovers, fathers and sons.