We should celebrate Remembrance Day to remember all of those brave, young, loyal men who went out to fight for their country. We should also take this chance to think, especially because I am 14 years old, to think of all those young vulnerable boys who went out to fight. They were misled by the government to believe that the army was a funny, happy way to spend time with not much fighting, when really the truth was disastrous.
We should also take the time to remember all of the women who worked for the army, making uniforms and equipment for the soldiers, caring for injured soldiers. Finally we should take time to remember the people at home in Britain who would have been distraught, horrified at the fact that so many people were dying. They would be constantly worrying that their husband, their father, their brother or their friend could be one of the dead or injured.
Everybody must have been worried, scared and shaken during and after the war. Every soldier had to fight for his life, all the time thinking that at any minute, any second, they could have their lives tragically taken from them.
Every participant in the war should be remembered, even if they did not think they deserved it. They do. Everybody was involved in the war, even if they did not think so. Remembrance Day is a day when we take a couple of minutes of our time to think about the gruelling years of their time.
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