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RE: Keep Right On To The End Of THe Road
Growing up going to Remembrance day services from young, aware our father fought during the war, met my Mom as a pen-pal during the years away through her cousin, married to my Dads brother, questions never asked going into detail.
Dad went to MOTH meetings monthly, being a relatively small community we went to Christmas parties at the MOTH hall and grew up with all the children whose parents had been over as well.
Walls in the halls, sketches of my Dad from his time away, one knew not to ask, my father in law much the same. Rare stories were told when time was right. Question...., never it was not polite!
Scout Hall outings not very frequent, viewing Charlie Chaplin, Three Stooges and odd black and white movie like Dam Busters were shown on an old projector to wall screen, we learned slowly what the meaning of war is.
Now all written in history, with too many wars still happening. Children do need to know, perhaps doing family tree will lead them into questioning why one day!
it's distant history for them ... knowing a relative was involved sometimes makes it more real.
I remember sitting with my niece as we watched Schindler's List and she asked me about some of the scenes. I explained them to her, about the hate that was so common then. After watching for a while she asked me if this was the war her grandpa fought in. Told her yes. She thought for a bit and then said, "Now I know why it had to be won".
She got the relevance. The behaviour in those scenes went against everything she had been taught about how to treat people.
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