Ipswich/Suffolk: Help line the streets in tribute to soldiers

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• While this country should mark Armistice Day as it pays respect to millions who were mainly conscripted into the forces to fight for this country in two world wars, I fail to see why todays troops, who voluntarily joined up as a personally beneficial career qualification travel option, need to have these americanised public street displays every time their chosen work, unfortunately for them, happens to coincide with active participation in a current hostility. There is too much media attention mileage sought at the drop of a hat these days. My grandfather, a carpenter, volunteered for the S.African war and as a result was granted the Freedom of the Borough - in those days the accolade wasn't the preserve of football managers, popstars and corporate businessmen simply doing what they are overly paid to do. It's a great shame we British no longer just "get on with it" without all this accompanying public attention and media cash-in hysteria. Naturally it's heartening these guys returned safely, but it's for the troops families to privately celebrate however they wish.

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  Sarky Sage

  Wednesday, October 31, 2012

• You say "help line the streets" I would love to do this to show appreication, why hold it on a Monday when people are at work. Surely a Saturday or Sunday would make more sense

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  bigfish

  Tuesday, October 30, 2012