Entry 473 - Remember

I wore my poppy today on placement. I thought it was quite important to working with the elderly, as some of them would have been involved with the world wars.

They have passed through the stress and storm of mortal strife,
Through the gateways of the morning to a wider life,
Asking only this of us that we with faith and pride,
Remember in the after years the things for which they died.

The above is from a tribute to 7 Polish airmen who died when their Wellington Bomber crashed, September 23rd 1943 in Bradley, North Yorkshire.