Mr. Horowitz.
I am an Englishman, 47 years of age and have held a lifelong interest in military history. The more I speak to Veterans the more I realise they, like yourself, have no real idea of how important their service was. You all think that what you endured, what you achieved, was nothing out of the ordinary. Believe me Sir, the outpouring of affection towards men and women of your generation is genuine and heartfelt. If we can’t thank you all now then another few years will sadly mean it is too late.
Nothing that I have ever done or will ever do can match the intensity of those years between 1939 and 1945, but it is thanks to you that I have lived in relative peace and safety and have been allowed to live my life pretty much as I would choose. I have been allowed to make my own mistakes and have my own little triumphs. That is purely down to what happened all those years ago.
I suspect now, that like so many of your generation, there is a need to rekindle the comradeship and fellowship that carried you through those terrible years, maybe even a need to unburden yourself of memories which you only now feel can be relived, re-experienced, internalised and lived with. This is not only true of yourself but of all Veterans. There is no time, and what is more there is no need, to feel the guilt that some of today’s apologists would have you all feel. Someone started a war – YOU finished it. And made the world a better and safer place.
To you personally Mr. Horowitz, I would just like to offer you my respect and my heartfelt gratitude for all that you did. For enduring and conquering your fears, for your skill, for your courage and now, not least of all, your humility.
I can only wish you peace and happiness for your remaining years.
Kind Regards,
Kevin Mears
I’ll second that! 🙂
Thank you for your service, Mr Horowitz.
And, to all those others who also served, on land, sea or in the air – Thank you.
Don
Sign In
