Today is a day to remember those lost in conflict

I am sure everyone has been affected

In my case my grandfather was a medic in the trenches in world war one and was awarded the military medal for bravery .....he was a pacifist and refused to bear arms but he went to the front line to help the wounded

My father's brother was 19 when he died when the Stirling bomber he was training in ......he was a rear gunner ......crashed during a training flight ......my father's family was from Birmingham and my dad's brother joined the RAF when members of his extended family were killed when the Nazis bombed Birmingham

My father was only ten at the time but it deeply affected him and he never really talked about it until the latter stages of his life

I am sure many other people today will have stories about loved ones lost or injured especially during the recent conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan

May they all rest in peace