tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25624602.post2245701585476356855..comments2024-03-15T00:12:57.489-07:00Comments on Covenant Zone: Lest We Forget: a thought for Remembrance Daytruepeershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16401984575637492845noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25624602.post-40789047623367221512007-11-11T15:42:00.000-08:002007-11-11T15:42:00.000-08:00Hi zazie,It's sad to hear about the French politic...Hi zazie,<BR/><BR/>It's sad to hear about the French politicians. I guess it's because some historical sacrifices for the nation and its freedom have been so great that they cannot but humiliate politicians who today could never ask for anything but a tiny fraction as much self-sacrifice on behalf of their own political fantasies.truepeershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16401984575637492845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25624602.post-24780771221044253322007-11-11T09:35:00.000-08:002007-11-11T09:35:00.000-08:00My grandfather was one of those "broken soldiers" ...My grandfather was one of those "broken soldiers" ; he died in 1921, of the lung disease due to the gases he had inhaled in the trenches ; my mother was ten, and the schoolteacher made her say the famous poem Hugo had written to honour soldiers ; I think that must have been too much for a ten-year old girl, but she seemed to consider it normal, and taught me the poem when I was ten ! Because of the education she gave me, I am grieved today when I see our politicians' will to get rid of "toutes ces vieilles lunes"...<BR/>This phrase is so very French that I could not find a translation ; sorry!<BR/> So, I am most thankful to you for not forgetting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com