And the guns went silent

[svandamme]

The poem/song in the vid, is in Flemish, by Flemish folk singer Willem Vermandere
translation(as best as i could)

If ever in your life you come to the Westhoek
Through rain and northern winds
Time goes back when you come 'round
The war you will find here again

Yes, the war you will find here again
and the grave of thousand soldiers
always somebodies father, always somebodies child
Now deathly silent and godforsaken


Let the trees be quiet now, and the gras not tell a ting
And the wind better not sing either
that your deaths lead to nothing
Those things were all to decent

Say all is well with prosparity in the country
And that peace is locked down in laws.
We do make weapons but with more sense
to prevent the war from happening

And big rockets with the atom in the tip
Sure we can experiment
And occasionally aim at eachothers head
but that's just for fun



If ever in your life you come to the Westhoek
Through rain and northern winds
Time goes back when you come 'round
The war you will find here again

Yes, the war you will find here again
and the grave of thousand soldiers
always somebodies father, always somebodies child (x3)

[svandamme]

English documentary about the area around my house, and how they dig up historical sites. Still find and identify soldiers and also find,recover, and dispose dangerous stuff like the Phosgene shells/canisters they dug up.. about 8-900 yards from my house 2 years ago.

part 1


part 2


part 3


part 4

[livi]

Homo sapience - a fine line between beauty and beast.

[Willem Fick]

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

[svandamme]

Return to Flanders
An older documentary about WW1 veterans who came back for a visit,.
All these guys have now found their peace
part 1


part 2


part 3


part 4

[svandamme]

If anybody wants to see the Last Post live ...

Videozone

[stuartj]

I spent some days on the Somme a few years back and it was quite an experience. 60,000 casualties. On day one.

Lest we forget.

The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est.

[tabs]

Originally Posted by svandamme

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Geeez I knew Kirk Douglas was old, but I didn't know he was old enough to fight in WW1????

[svandamme]

you mean the dude at 2h05 ?