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Furthermore, as Britain is a predominantly secular society, please can we be spared the religious bilge? As many of the above poems demonstrate, it is possible movingly and respectfully to remember the dead, without the whole thing being hijacked by the god squad.
I cannot agree with this statement. Most, if not all who have been confronted by the spectre of death in battle, turn to their faith or their mother.
I have never been confronted with such a situation during my military career. I thank god for that.
FEBA