I truly should have paid more attention in history, or at least made a point to remember. It's a disservice, forgetting. My great aunt would slap me if she knew.

[Never forget the fallen, those that fought, or those that endured-, etc, etc. And this became quite heavy in not that much time and, as per usual in their conversations, it's come from something she's said. She really does need to break herself of that habit.]

Armies fight the war. People endure. If both are lucky they survive, or that is how it always seemed.