The Cenotaph March Past

[naomi24]

Does it bring a tear to your eye? I’m fine all through the wreath laying and the rest of the solemn ceremony but the moment the band strikes up with ‘It’s a long way to Tipperary’ and the marching starts I’m blubbering. Is it just me?

[Bobbisox1]

Me too Naomi, and the Chelsea pensioners always bring a lump to my throat too

[-SharonA-]

It brought tears to my eyes, seeing all those marching so proudly.

[bookbinder]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0011ndw/remembrance-sunday-the-cenotaph-2021

[naomi24]

I think it’s the old war tunes played by a military band that get to me. Cheerful tunes for people who faced such horrors just emphasise their bravery. Chin up lads - and they did their best to keep them that way. I haven’t explained that very well. It’s difficult to put it into words.

[Bobbisox1]

I know what you mean Naomi

[Ric.ror]

I’m just watching it now as I was at mass when it was on - I don’t understand why Liz Truss did not lay the traditional wreath for the FO
I’ve tried to google why but to no avail

[emmie]

not just you, for me it's the pipe bands striking up also the old soldiers marching past, i watched some footage of WW1 someone posted on AB and had me in bits.

[tonyav]

https://scontent.fbhx4-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/255688638_2046812498801242_7825824266365724120_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&;ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=70oxPJf4tYgAX99WGUM&;_nc_ht=scontent.fbhx4-1.fna&oh=754a7d00f1a8a25b4a8897847a809f69&oe=6195EA09

[albaqwerty]

it's not just you, naomi.

Always means a lot due to my father's family military service, but a few months ago, found a maternal ancestor, died from injuries in Gallipoli, December 1915, married September 1915. Just one story of many hundreds of thousands.

[tonyav]

I know where your coming from, alba. I lost two great uncles in the 'Great War' one fell on the first day of the battle of the Somme July 1916 and his brother one year later 1917 when the destroyer he was on was sank in the North sea. Hard to imagine how my great grandmother must have felt to have had two of those terrible telegrams telling her and my great grandfather that both their eldest sons had been killed. My dad was named ( 1st and second christian name ) after both of them thanks to my great uncles ( much ) younger brother my grandad.