People are preparing their gardens! Woo hoo, Barbara and Karl!
Here is a message from John Brennan:
This Friday marks the 75th Anniversary of the end of WW2 ( 1939-1945) in Europe.The conflict continued in the Far East for another 3 Months until 2 atomic bombs were dropped and Japan surrendered.
WW2 was the greatest disaster in human history . It resulted in the direct deaths worldwide of at least 63 Million recorded deaths and countless millions suffering injury and bereavement. In Brixham with a population of circa 8,000 people ( swollen with thousands of Belgium Refugees and evacuees from the cities) the loss of life was also significant with over 125 people. There were 25 local awards for gallantry showing that the level of `active service` was high. Several are buried in St. Mary`s Churchyard.
The UK as a whole lost over 400,000 people -around 10% of the population. Winston Churchill was asked after the conflict what name shall we give it ? He replied `The Unnecessary War` . Therein lies the best reason for why we and all future generations should REMEMBER and learn from this historic conflict. We do not want future generations to endure the suffering and sacrifices.
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