A bit shout out from over here to to all the allied servicemen and servicewomen who helped defeat the Axis 2-nil. All future generations owe you a debt we cannot pay.

One of my great grandfathers flew with the Luftwaffe, but always told me that while he was never ashamed of what he did as a soldier, he felt a remorse for the actions of his nation that was so terrible, it "very nearly broke him" and even when Germany was rebuilt, he could not bear to return.

He said that his pride in giving faithful service before and during the war, even if that faith was broken by his leaders, was the only thing that allowed him to go on as a man after the war. My recollection of him was as an insightful, caring and generous to his family and friends, who contributed to the community and was loved by all those around him.

I hope we can allow the same pride, dignity and respect to all those who serve and fight with honour, while never forgetting the responsibility, guilt and shame of those who send them faithlessly forth to kill and be killed, in the names of ideals that they only imagine and which war almost never realises.