**What Remembrance Means to Me – A Message From The Tri-Service Toffees**
Remembrance is about remembering. It really is that simple.
Remembering the sacrifices made by so many, from the First World War through every conflict since. Not just those who served in uniform, but the families, friends, colleagues and civilians whose lives were forever changed.
It is about taking a moment to acknowledge those sacrifices, both great and small, and the individuals who made them.
Having served for over 37 years, including numerous operational tours in conflict, I don’t reflect on my own sacrifices. Those will be for others to remember when I am gone.
Instead, I remember my mum, who served in the Royal Navy, and my uncles Tony and Frank (her brothers). All three have now passed away, but each played a significant part in inspiring my own military career. I also remember the friends and colleagues who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the hope of making a difference.
But perhaps the person foremost in my thoughts is my wife, Shirley.
Throughout my military career, she has made countless sacrifices of her own, often quietly and without recognition. Like so many military spouses and families, she has carried burdens that others rarely see, whilst asking for little in return.
Their sacrifices deserve our remembrance, too.
So, when you pause to remember, think not only of those who gave their lives in service to our nation, but also of those closest to you, whose sacrifices may never have been publicly acknowledged.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.
**Major Anthony John Sandle RLC, Second-in-Command, 156 Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps**
_**(pictured above with Everton Ambassador Graham Stuart)**_