There is a poem which describes the differing attitudes of the French and Americans as compared to the British in respect of war veterans (June 12): When danger threatens and war is nigh, God and the soldiers are the cry. When war is passed and peace restored, God and the soldiers are both ignored.
W H Diment
Church Road
Laindon
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