Mr April

[charlie_cochrane]

I almost managed to fool youngest daughter with story about Jonny Wilkinson coming out of retirement...

Bu the best thing so far about April has been the Rugby for heroes calendar. *sighs*

Comments

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

Oh my. That improved my night.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Isn't he a sweetie? Got a good rugby brain, too.

[bigolarthurfan.livejournal.com]

That is one very handsome heroic looking fellow.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

I love the way they've depicted modern players in costume against an historic backdrop. Young George is the right age to have served, too, which makes it even more heartbreaking. I'm glad he only serves his country on the rugby pitch.

[bigolarthurfan.livejournal.com]

It's a moving way to memorialize those lost. Having well-known people involved really helps to connect directly with the meaning and import of the memorial, and brings it right home to the here and now. My first comment was perhaps a bit flip, but in a way, that's sort of the point, or at least one of the points. He's not just someone in an old-timey photo, but someone I relate to.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

*nods* Your comment wasn't flip - he is indeed a point of connection. Plenty of men who turned out for England gave their lives; George is our connection to Ronnie Poulton Palmer and Edgar Mobbs and the like. :)