A Peace Tea in the East End of London celebrating the hard won victories of 1918. Virtually every family in this photograph had lost either a husband, a father, a brother, or a son, but sadly a generation later would be forced to fight again.
The anguish of the earth absolves our eyes
Till beauty shines in all that we can see
War is our scourge; yet war has made us wise
And fighting for our freedom, we are free.
From Absolution by Siegfried Sassoon
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One of the striking features is how many children there are! Thanks for the photo Norman
Norman – Thanks for this ‘photo. It’s very moving to think of how much loss there was.
So many children without Dads, to me one of the worst tragedies of war: children without their fathers who they have known and loved.
War is just hell! Whoever said that: Cheers to them.
I can understand the U.S. Civil War and the War against Hitler — both had to be bought.
But so many were not necessary and young men lost their lives, women lost their lovers; parents lost at least one child; and so awful, children lost their fathers.
Now in Iraq for U.S. soldiers, some children have lost mothers, too.
War is a horror…that’s just it.
My post line four “bought” s/b “fought.”