A Belated D-Day Post

The D-Day anniversary has yet again made me confront my own ambivalence about such occasions. I have a deep respect for the men who fought in WW II and a fascination with military narratives and history, but an abhorrence of war in general and a particular distrust of certain battles being currently waged.

As a memoriam of the D-Day invasion, and the Canadians who died on Juno beach, and as a cautionary tale for our current times, this poem seemed apt:

( Two Armies, by Stephen Spender )