Britainβs Armed Forces Memorial is a silent, haunting place.
Set in the rural beauty of Staffordshire, in an arboretum of some 30,000 trees and sweeping lawns, its Homeric figures celebrate determination and sacrifice.
The names of more than 16,000 British servicemen and women are listed. The literature says they βdied in operational theatre or were targeted by terroristsβ.
On the day I was there, a stonemason was adding new names to those who have died in some 50 operations across the world during what is known as βpeacetimeβ. Malaya, Ireland, Kenya, Hong Kong, Libya, Iraq, Palestine and many more, including secret operations, such as Indochina.
Not a year has passed since peace was declared in 1945 that Britain has not sent military forces to fight the wars of empire.Β
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