Never forget
It’s the time of year when thoughts start to turn the annual Poppy Appeal organised by The Royal British Legion as we move towards Remembrance Sunday which this year will be the 10 November. Every yea ...
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An officer, a gentleman, and a scholar
The election of the new President of the USA has sent shock waves throughout the West including those concerned with military defence and security. Mr Trump has been quite vociferous regarding his cou ...
The Glorious Poppies
The evocative sight of the Tower of London standing in a moat of blood red poppies is both startling and impressive. The artwork installation has been a London sensation. The red is off-set against th ...
Where is the white poppy?
“The people who’ve died in war should be honoured, but war should not be honoured” said the late great historian Howard Zinn. That statement encapsulates the current trend of glorify ...