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Eric · 14-06-2007, 18:31

I do believe that only 7% of the pop. in UK attend church. It seems a little ironic that people today are all gung ho for "support the troops," (And I don't see anything wrong with this. Kingston is a garrison town, always has been and there is great support for the Canadian battle group in Afghanistan.) and yet they forget what their fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers did. So what about supporting the memory of the Pals? What they did should not be consigned to the dustbin of history because all the vets are dead.

Saw a bumper sticker the other day: "If you are not prepared to stand behind the troops, feel free to stand in front of them." How many of us alive to day would have been brave enough to stand not in front of the Pals, but with them, 91 years ago on July 1?

Maybe they could build a separate memorial. There is a nice one at Serre where the Pals attacked in 1916. Made out of NORIs.

14-06-2007, 18:31	#21
Eric God Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Posts: 9,290 Liked: 2347 times Rep Power: 58525	Re: Accrington Pal's I do believe that only 7% of the pop. in UK attend church. It seems a little ironic that people today are all gung ho for "support the troops," (And I don't see anything wrong with this. Kingston is a garrison town, always has been and there is great support for the Canadian battle group in Afghanistan.) and yet they forget what their fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers did. So what about supporting the memory of the Pals? What they did should not be consigned to the dustbin of history because all the vets are dead. Saw a bumper sticker the other day: "If you are not prepared to stand behind the troops, feel free to stand in front of them." How many of us alive to day would have been brave enough to stand not in front of the Pals, but with them, 91 years ago on July 1? Maybe they could build a separate memorial. There is a nice one at Serre where the Pals attacked in 1916. Made out of NORIs.