Beauty and tragedy in global network of war graves

Military | 206752 hits | Nov 08 11:48 pm | Posted by: Hyack

It is the British empire of the dead. Scattered across 150 countries and managed from a modest office building near London�s Heathrow Airport, a global patchwork of graveyards constitutes a beautiful memorial to the ugliest carnage: the 1.7 million fighti

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by martin14
Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:41 am
nice story Hyack, thanks for finding it.
by OldChum
Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:02 pm
Hell of an article never looked at it that way , in the world wide context . Maybe this duty should be given to the Military to ensure it is done right . And with the respect it deserves .
by martin14
Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:34 pm
www.cwgc.org

I have visited 2 cemeteries in France,
both were well taken care of.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission does a good job.

They need money, a better web site with better search engines.

Took me an hour to find the cemetery in Milan,
and not thru the Commission.
It should take 2 minutes.

And then they need people to get off their butts and remember these brave soldiers.

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