the Somme

The Somme: A Deeper Question

I've just been reading, during the commemorations for the Battle of the Somme, Wilfred Owen's poem ‘Anthem For Doomed Youth’ about 'these who die as cattle'. A comment by a member of the fantastic group, Veterans For Peace UK, on Facebook about the ceremonies says, 'All the talk of fallen and sacrifice gets me. Those men did not fall they were ripped apart.' which is exactly right. Senseless mass slaughter……and I couldn't get Owen's poem out of my head.

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