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WAR AND PEACE

In July Olive and I took two of our Grandchildren, George, 11 and Ellie 9 to The War and Peace Show at the Hop Farm near Paddock Wood.

I have never seen so many articles of war in one place. There were relics of the 2nd World War as well as more recent articles from later wars.

George and I spent a long time looking at old shells, shell cases, rifles, gas masks and numerous other items.

As we were looking around I wondered “Why am I finding this so interesting, when everything here was made to kill and maim?”

The collectors were there receiving gifts for War Heroes, of whom there are so many, but not only from the past, but from the present conflict in Afghanistan.

I thought of the statistics we hear regularly on the News and then considered that behind each statistic there is a person, a family and many young children who will grow up without their Father.

I am not intending to pass judgement on the rights and wrongs of war, the situations leading to war are often complicated and sometimes unsolvable.

I would like us all to think of those who have given their lives or are seriously maimed for life and to pray for the families involved and the settlement of the many conflicts around the world.

Colin
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