One more post before I start my holiday weekend……
Keeping with my tradition….a little history…..(you are welcome)
Today is the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme during World War One…..
The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was one of the largest battles of the First World War. Fought between July 1 and November 1, 1916 near the Somme River in France, it was also one of the bloodiest military battles in history. On the first day alone, the British suffered more than 57,000 casualties, and by the end of the campaign the Allies and Central Powers would lose more than 1.5 million men.
Source: Battle of the Somme – World War I – HISTORY.com
you really did not think I would forget my history lessons now did you?
Please have a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend….fun, food and frolic…love you guys….peace out.
I will agree to acknowledge the day, in mourning, for I cannot so much glorify the dead killed during that time, as honor their passing, even though it was a pathetic waste of human potential. Another blogging friend, who is British, also posted a memorial today, with a poem she wrote, and this excerpt from a BBC program, that is quite poignant…
https://youtu.be/vH3-Gt7mgyM
Have some good day’s off, my friend…
gigoid, the dubious
Forgot… you can see her poem, and the post at: https://willowdot21.wordpress.com/2016/07/01/7-30-am-july-1st-1916-battle-of-the-somme/
gigoid
great poem….
Aye… according to one of the comments, she wrote the first stanza at age 9 or 10, for school, then finished the rest in 2012, at age 59…. pretty cool…
It is pretty cool…have a good weekend…..chuq
Enjoy your weekend my friend….chuq