Sir, – The heading on Brian Hanley’s article reads, “Part of the remembered interest in the Great War in Ireland is based on a desire to promote reconciliation” (Opinion, November 9th).
I agree with this sentence entirely and would go further. My father, Bruno E Werner, served and thank God survived at the Somme as a young lieutenant in the German Royal Saxon regiment in this terrible, terrible war.
The Great War marked the introduction of the mass killings in the 20th century. My reason to “sport” a red poppy is to wear it in remembrance of all people who died because of it.
It should be worn once a year by everybody in the whole world! – Yours, etc,
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IMOGEN STUART,
Sandycove Avenue,
Co Dublin.