Tag Archives: Soldiers

Remembrance Day

“In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.”
Several years ago, maybe when I was still in Spain, I saw this photo somewhere. It is of a soldier cradling an Iraqi child who was wounded in a suicide bombing. Every time I think of war this photo comes to mind instantly no matter what war is being [...]

Lest We Forget

90 years ago today the Armistice that ended World War I was signed. (It is where we get the phrase “the eleventh hour” in fact since it was signed on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.)
Over 20 million people, both military and civilian died and 21 million were wounded. Think [...]