I was recently interviewed on Dutch national television as part of the series ‘Petrus in het Land’ about my work singing for remembrance and veterans. I also sang “Danny Boy.”

uring the interview, I told the story of John Sleep, who insisted on attending the German remembrance ceremony in the Netherlands each year near to where he was shot and injured by a German tank. John believed that without reconciliation there could be no peace, and he encouraged other British War veterans to attend German remembrance ceremonies. He also supported the Monument of Tolerance.

I was grateful for the chance to share John’s ideas about the importance of remembrance and the role it can – and should – play in understanding the privilege of living in peace.