Maxioms by Alfred Anderson
represented the generation of young Scots who fought in the First World War, and endured unimaginable horrors.
represented the generation of young Scots who fought in the First World War, and endured unimaginable horrors.
But there was a dead silence that morning, right across the land as far as you could see. We shouted read more
But there was a dead silence that morning, right across the land as far as you could see. We shouted 'Merry Christmas,' even though nobody felt merry. The silence ended early in the afternoon and the killing started again. It was a short peace in a terrible war.
We would do a tour into the elementary schools every year, and then we did another kind of program where read more
We would do a tour into the elementary schools every year, and then we did another kind of program where upper level students were brought into E.J. Thomas for a performance. What the Children's Concert Society did was share the cost with us, so although we were just doing excerpts, we could do it in a full production sense with orchestra and costumes.
I remember the silence, the eerie sound of silence.
I remember the silence, the eerie sound of silence.
Many of them made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and we must never forget what they have given to read more
Many of them made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and we must never forget what they have given to us.
