Picture the scene: Hove War Memorial, 11am, Sunday, November 11. On the memorial, one wreath and one poppy.
A prayer? A bugle? A dignitary? Forget it.
Just a small knot of people silently thinking their own thoughts. The eleventh hour comes and goes, unmarked by the sound of clock, gun or anything else.
Who would think we are now at war or, at least, in a state of public emergency?
Some of our soldiers are said to be serving now in Afghanistan, a country, so far as I am aware, not signed up to the Geneva Convention which ensures humane treatment of prisoners of war.
In view of all of the above, I am glad my boy is not in the Army.
However, when things go wrong we need the protection of our armed forces, who are prepared to give everything.
We should show we value them, public-spirited, brave volunteers all.
-E Knox, Wilbury Road, Hove
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