In reference to comment regarding Britain having others die for them:

The Poles fought gallantly for Britain, notably in the Battle Of Britain. The Poles also contributed a great deal more in other theatres of WWII. At end of WWII when the Poles, one of the Allies who won the War, had NO HOME to go home to because Stalin had added Poland to communist bloc, Britain then started a smear campaign against the Poles, the same Poles who fought with the RAF in BOB, not only helping to defend Britain, but also teaching the RAF pilots how to successfully fight the Luftwaffe. The Poles were roundly criticised for their techniques until the RAF learned that the Poles were the ones scoring the kills.

It is shameful what not only Britain, but all the Alllies did to Poland. The Poles were ridiculed in the press, jokes about their intelligence became popular. Read "Warsaw Rising" for an in depth review of Poland's sacrifice for the Allies & their post war treatment by the Allies who they sacrificed so much for during WWII. At one time women wanted to be seen on the arm of a gallant Pole, after the war they kicked them aside. Shameful.

It is easy for us to stand here now & criticise, however we must always remember we were not there & we have more information than those who were experiencing these events did at the time. I'm not trying to excuse the behaviour, just to remind us not to get on our high horse.

The best tribute we can give those who gave their lives is to never forget to honour their sacrifice- a day off from work scheduled for our convenience is not honouring their sacrifice! We MUST teach our children!! History repeats itself, and as long as their are humans who crave power & harbor hatred towards others people will have to fight to defend their freedom. Complacency is our worst enemy.

Many agree with me when I state that events happening now in the United States have a striking resememblance to events in Germany during early 1930's.