Wootton Bassett – The Town That Remembers
Related story: Ranger Aaron McCormick
Released: Mon 9 May 2011
The film took a year to make and features interviews with those in the town who made the simple act of paying their respects as hearses drove by, into a focal point for the nation to honour Britain’s fallen troops.
Focussing on one day, one dead soldier’s return, the film “Wootton Bassett – the town that remembers” charts how local people, and later visitors from far and wide have kept a simple tribute going, which has magnified its symbolism
The documentary shows from many angles how and why folk turn out for the repatriation of Ranger Aaron McCormick, 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment. He was aged 22 when he was killed in an explosion in Nad e Ali last remembrance Sunday (14th Nov 2010).
Lesley & Margaret McCormick pay there deepest thanks to those who came to that day and every other repatriation: ”you can literally feel the respect in the air so you can from the people. Aaron would have wanted to talk to every single one of them to thank him for being there.”
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Wootten Bassett has set the standard for honouring fallen heroes.
We should take a long look at how WB does not allow heroes to be forgotten even in the depths of great sorrow.
Fallen heroes from the U.S. are flown into Dover, Maryland before going on to their homes throughout the country where they may, or may not, be given one last salute for their ultimate sacrifice.
Heroes, no matter what country they call home, answer the call to duty that many of their compatriots can’t or won’t answer. They know the risks, but because of their love of their country and the people within it, face them despite the cost those risks might entail.
Wootten Bassett lets the hero, his or her family, and the nation know that they honour the sacrifice that has been paid.
When standing before their Maker at Judgement, each citizen of Wootten Bassett will be told “Well done.”