Just 2 generations..... and history is forgotten

History is not a popular subject and the events of WW2 are not always taught at schools. Most of my daughters generation (21 & 17) haven't got a clue what D-Day was and also other events like the Battle of Britain. Those of us who had parents go through the war probably have more reason to remember because you could see the effects it had on them. There are, however, plenty who do want to remember and they include people on this forum and many others. Once first hand and second hand knowledge had gone it will only be those who have an interest in the subject that will keep it alive. You can't force people to be interested when their heroes are either tattoo covered pop stars or constantly divorcing film or TV stars.

I can see the veterans point but they need to talk to the people who have the utmost respect for them.

My current theory is that recent wars and the "live" coverage has probably changed the way people think and this may have been applied retrospectively. It probably started with Vietnam.

Do IEDs come in footballs? Just a thought.

Massed formations, now that is something I would have loved to have seen and heard. The hairs on my back are standing up just thinking about it. I seem to remember a description of the formations at low level for Operation Manna over East Anglia. They lasted over an hour!