For valour

[Haselsh1]

I'd like, if I may, to just say my piece for this weekend and all of our heroes who have died fighting a war for either themselves or someone else. I won't forget you.

[Marco]

Hear, hear, Shaun!! :clapclapclap: :clapclapclap:

Marco.

[Alex_UK]

http://www.hoylandroyalbritishlegion.co.uk/images/Pause_to_remember_-poppy_appeal_fund_hoyland.jpg

[Jonboy]

wear your poppy with pride, most of us have had a relation who fought in the war

[WAD62]

+1

[worthingpagan]

My dad faught in ww2. He was in the Royal Navy (even though he can't swim a metre), saw action in the Middle East, Africa, Egypt, Suez, Sudan, among others. He's nearly 88 and is currently in hospital dying due to collapsed heart valves. My dad and his generation were real heroes, ordinary men and women who risked their lives so we could be pampered with choices today. I love my dad and will miss him when he finally dies, so I for one am very grateful indeed to the bravery and courage of our armed forces. Thank you all for your sacrifices, you will never be forgotten :grouphug:

[Beechwoods]

We will not forget.

[Rare Bird]

aye

[Spectral Morn]

wear your poppy with pride, most of us have had a relation who fought in the war

Yes WW1 and one who was in the merchant Navy in WW2, both survived.

My uncle who was in the merchant navy was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, rescued and taken out of Singapore a few weeks before the Japanese took Singapore. He was very lucky but walked with a limp for the rest of his life as a result of an injury suffered during the attack on his ship. He would never talk about it.

The merchant navy tends to get forgotten about re WW2 but these guys (and gals?) sailed the seas in mostly unarmed vessels.

I will be observing the two minutes silence on both days.


Regards D S D L

[Spectral Morn]

My dad faught in ww2. He was in the Royal Navy (even though he can't swim a metre), saw action in the Middle East, Africa, Egypt, Suez, Sudan, among others. He's nearly 88 and is currently in hospital dying due to collapsed heart valves. My dad and his generation were real heroes, ordinary men and women who risked their lives so we could be pampered with choices today. I love my dad and will miss him when he finally dies, so I for one am very grateful indeed to the bravery and courage of our armed forces. Thank you all for your sacrifices, you will never be forgotten :grouphug:

Very sorry to hear that, difficult days.

Agreed 100%


Regards Neil

[Jonboy]

My Grandfather was a Royal Marine so he would of served in the second war if TB hadn't killed him first, his brother and the only (great) uncle we really new was a RSM in the Royal Artillery ended up a Jap prisoner of war on the Burma railways, he was awarded the MBE for that but never talked about it, we had cousin on my mothers side who flew spitfires in the battle of Britain, i think he was a group captain, i know that an uncle on my fathers side died from gas poisoning in the first war, quite a few of us will probably have simular stories.

I really must get together with my other siblings so we can sort out our family history properly before it's too late, my parents are now 79 and 81 and are the last link to that time

[Rare Bird]

I think a lot of people have some relation in the family that's been in the forces at some point. My Grandad was in the 'Royal Engineers'.

[Reid Malenfant]

I think a lot of people have some relation in the family that's been in the forces at some point. My Grandad was in the 'Royal Engineers'.
Indeed, my father was involved in the Berlin Airlift just after WWII, my grandfather on my fathers side who I never met fought in WWI..

Never met any of my grandparents from either side that I know of, however it doesn't stop me having some pride in my country & what people have done in the past to defend it :)

May they all rest in peace...

[Batty]

The military is a bit of a tradition in our family.
My Grandfather was a fireman in WW2, he drove the fuel bowser around London during the blitz, my uncle saw service in Burma, and the far East during WW2, my father was in Aden during the trouble out there, I was caught up in the Falklands conflict, my eldests son saw the Bosnia action, my Daughter has seen action in both Kuwait and now Afganistan. She is due to leave Afghanistan today 11-11-11.

Lest we forget.....

[DaveK]

Hope this is not too far off topic but I wish England and Wales FAs had told that fat little self important and corrupt toss pot that runs FIFA :steam: that we WOULD wear poppies on our football shirt fronts and defy the git to do his worst. I doubt he would have got much support around the world for taking any real action against us, given that his original reason of not wanting to risk upsetting the Germans, has been shot down in flames by the German FA leader himself.
I loath the git, in case you hadn't noticed :lol: and look forward to the day when he gets his long overdue come-uppance, IMHO.
Dave.

[aquapiranha]

We should never forget.

[jazzpiano]

The most worthy application of abstract chat.

Barry

[Rare Bird]

So good to see so many people gather in our village square.

Nice to see all the kids from around the village there too. Till sunday.