@CFH – Had to Google that, but yes.
Just having quite a think about the commemorations and how long they should continue.
I hope that the veterans continue going there as long as they are able and that this event, along with so many others, are remembered always.
Hearing The Last Post is always emotional for me, having heard it in Ypres at the Menin Gate several times – very moving indeed.
I know that the Normandy Veterans Association is being disbanded after these commemorations and that there has been some discussion about when and if the Last Post in Ypres should be discontinued: if this has to be, how about 11th November 2018 and 6th June 2044 respectively?
No disrespect at all to those that fought and died – I have a relative buried in Canadalaan Cemetery who would very likely have been known to my grandfather, whom I remember with affection, which brings it all very much closer to me personally – just that there perhaps needs to be some closure somewhere.
Maybe that would be the way to go?