am just watching that prog about the armed services memorial opened in october this year. They have had some stories on about some of the names on it - from early wars, throught to korea, ireland and afganistan. It really brings alump to the throat. However, why is it that it gets me much more when the friend/comrades are telling the story and are obviously choked up/crying than whent he mums or girlfriends are? Is it because people expect men to cry less than they expect women to? and if thats the case, why is it the older men getting choked up that makes me more upset than the younger ones?