Talk:Battle of Pilckem Ridge/@comment-176.250.221.21-20170103092221

My father fought at Pilckem Ridge. He spoke very little about his experiences. Many friends were injured or died but he had no enmity for the Germans. As a child,I asked him what they were like and,to my surprise,he said "Just like us". The government is inviting descendants of soldiers who fought at Paschendale.I am not sure if I want to go.There is always a danger of glamorizing the violence and I dislike the commemorative rhetoric with talk of heroism and sacrifice and patriotism that inevitably flavours ceremonies like this. I understand how the war started but can't see much difference between our side an theirs. It just seems a terrible waste of life.