Today We Remember

Today is Remembrance Sunday a day to remember those amazing, and extremely brave people who gave their lives so we could live in peace. To me this had only been a day means for more to me more recently than it ever has.

When i was younger i was a Brownie, Then a Guide and every Remembrance Sunday i would go down in my uniform and attend the church service and walk up the high street behind the Cadets, always very impressed by their ability to march! I would stand in the cold (and usually the rain) and think of those who died, and that was it.

Now i am 11 years older that the first time i went to the service and i know understand just how extreme the loss of lives was, the loss of a whole generation. And sadly, war isn't over even now and it probably never will be. As humans we don't seem to have to ability to share the world we live in equally and live along side one another.

This year i went down on Friday the 11th with my boyfriend and his mum and stood by our local war memorial and paid respects to those who die. And standing next to him, knowing he will be posted to Afghanistan some time in 2012 made me realise war is far from over and to me its never been more real. I've also never felt more proud thinking about what he's going to do.

Armistice day isn't just about remembering those who died back in the Great war, or the Second world war that followed, its also about remembering those who are still giving their lives every day.