text: Bruce Wood - beautifully told story about your family. My grandfather also served at Vimy. James survived to come home and was fortunately not injured but he never spoke about the war. My feeling is that war is horrific and to be avoided at all costs as it seems to not solve many issues. I'd like to see the age to enlist raised to 40. But I wear the poppy and attend the Remembrance Day ceremony, not to glamorize war but out of respect and admiration for the  soldiers who then and now  selflessly enlist to do something honourable for their country.