Normally I'm a tight-fisted miserable old git, but I always buy a poppy, even if sometimes I forget to wear it.
The vast majority of those young people who died in the world wars were conscripts, sadly deprived of a full and happy life.
I feel very fortunate not to have been put in their position.
My dad volunteered, and spent 30 years in the Royal Navy, taking in the whole of WW2.
He lost a lot of good friends who were doing their best to help protect their loved ones back home.
The British Legion does very good work in helping war veterans and their families, and I for one am happy to contribute a little towards that, and at the same time giving some thought to those who lost their lives in defense of their country.
