[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

I bet their families still respect what they fought and died for. And it wasn't for what this country is becoming. They fought to protect us not expose us to risk.

This is just nonsense, pretty much everyone has ancestry who fought in or were involved in the war. On my mum's side my grandad was a Colonel and my grandmother was a nurse who served on the continent for nearly 3 years. Having family who served in WW2 is not an exclusive club . Having an opinion on what they were fighting for, then, also is down to each individual.

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

This is just nonsense, pretty much everyone has ancestry who fought in or were involved in the war. On my mum's side my grandad was a Colonel and my grandmother was a nurse who served on the continent for nearly 3 years. Having family who served in WW2 is not an exclusive club . Having an opinion on what they were fighting for, then, also is down to each individual.

And of course, our soldiers lives were no less precious when they got sent to Northern Ireland, Falklands, Bosnia, Afghanistan Iraq and a whole lot more. All these soldiers joined the forces believing they would fight the good fight for the freedom of their country. Some of those fights were a lot more recent than the 2nd world war. Most of us have family or know of people who fought in these wars.