Monument honours millions who did not fight in WWII - but whose roles were vital to war effort

She said, "he was a bit embarrassed because all of his brothers went to war and for years he wondered if he was appreciated for what he did". "He never said he wanted to fight necessarily, but I think he did say that he perhaps should have gone and that sense of duty was very heavy to that generation, and that is what they carried for their lives." He did come back, but it sort of caused a bit of unrest in the family as to why the elder son couldn't go to war."

Author: Lisa Dowd

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