Alfred Anderson

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.

All I'd heard for two months in the trenches was the hissing, cracking and whining of bullets in flight, machine-gun read more

All I'd heard for two months in the trenches was the hissing, cracking and whining of bullets in flight, machine-gun fire and distant German voices.

All three of us had a vision for an exceptional opera program.

All three of us had a vision for an exceptional opera program.

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.

I remember the silence, the eerie sound of silence.

I remember the silence, the eerie sound of silence.