Remembrance Day

Today is Remembrance Day and for once it falls on Remembrance Sunday. This is the day when we remember all those who fell in wars past and present.
Many have said that it is an anachronism in modern times to remember the dead of wars long ended. I don't agree, the lives we recall today were lost not only in long ago wars but in current conflicts, you may disagree with wars or the reasons for them; I certainly do, but we are not celebrating war any more than we are celebrating death. We are bringing to mind and giving thanks for the lives and the sacrifices made by countless service men and women, as well as the civilian victims of conflicts throughout the world who died for many reasons, some of which we agree with and some of which we don't.
Their deaths are a sad reflection on the way our governments, politicians and big business chose to run the world. These people, victims if you want to call them that, are those we remember today. We are not celebrating anything, we are showing our support for those who died and those who were left behind to cope with, injury, grief and loss.
So please don't disparage what goes on today and remember that for our tomorrow, they gave their today.