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Originally Posted by InglewoodFan
It worries me that understanding of what Remembrance Day really means is slipping away. Education about the significance of the world wars has sharply decreased if what I see with my kids is any indication. Heck, I was born in the '70s and most of what I know about the wars I learned on my own because I sought the history out.
I think that men in their late teens and early twenties especially should learn about the horrors of the world wars and what soldiers of their age would have seen and done to ensure the freedoms we all take for granted. I think the further we get from these histories, the more likely we are to be lulled into a state where it can happen again.
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Really? If I recall my high school years correctly, Social 10, 20 and 30 were very heavy in WW content. I'm class of '96, (Calgary), so I don't know how much it varies from year to year and regionally, but I still remember those courses being nearly 50% about World Wars. Am I crazy?