I'm sitting at home watching live TV pictures of the repatriation of two more British servicemen killed in Afghanistan, their cars being covered in flowers, flags and football scarves as they make their way slowly past ranks of ex-servicemen through the town of Wootton Bassett - the nearest town to RAF Lyneham where these soldiers are now flown to.
I'm struck by how our reaction and attitude to our fallen soldiers has changed of late in the UK, no doubt influenced to some degree by the way America does it. We might not all agree with where and why we are fighting, and I count myself among these, but we have learnt to overlook this and see every fatality for what it is; an example of the ultimate sacrifice, a personal tragedy and yet, somehow, a source of pride for the family and friends, and a humbling example to the rest of us.
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