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Post by CHOPPER READ on Nov 10, 2007 23:08:18 GMT -1
Take a moment to remember out fallen heroes rather than looking outside to the world they died for.
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Nov 11, 2007 12:44:18 GMT -1
for the Grandad i never knew and all the others that died
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Post by GresleyRam©®™ on Nov 11, 2007 15:40:37 GMT -1
for the Grandad i never knew and all the others that died For both of my Grandads who fought in the 2nd world war and are no longer with us, and to the millions who gave their lives so we had a future! I salute you!
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Post by Roaster©®™ on Nov 11, 2007 15:55:14 GMT -1
2 Grandads and my Dad (who whilst was never front-line; served with distinction for 22 years)
We owe a huge debt of thanks to these and all men and women who served to make the world a better and safer place!
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Post by Teesside White on Nov 11, 2007 17:11:13 GMT -1
my grandad was shot in the arse in burma, his tobacco tin probably saved his life (no joke). He came home, got married and eventually raised a family....he was a lucky man god rest his soul, which also makes me a lucky man
if it wasnt for people like our grandparents then where would we be now? would we have the same quality of life that we do now? would we even be here??
as Gres said, this day is for the millions of people who lost their lives fighting to provide a future for us and our families
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Post by Pete the Wolf on Nov 12, 2007 14:04:13 GMT -1
I confess to having no knowledge of whether ancestors were killed in any wars or not. All I know is that my grandparents and other family members who I've met survived and that my great uncle fought, also walking away with his life.
Nevertheless, it always hits me to see stillshots from battlefields and to have gone past graveyards in France, seemingly endless rows of soldiers who went there to fight and never came home. Despite my lack of knowledge on family history, I still feel hard hit when listening to the roll of honour and I felt honoured to lay the SSAGO wreath at the memorial yesterday. Just as I felt priviledged to carry the flag at the service's colour parades with Scouts.
One final thing I always think of is the civilian aspect. This comes from a holiday to France a few years ago. My family and I visited a village that had lain abandoned since the Second World War. A group of men had ambushed a Nazi truck and so in revenge, every single man, woman and child was shot. We arrived at that village and the first thing we noticed was there was absolute silence. Not even any birds. A memorial was just outside the village with the name and age of everyone killed. What really hit my family was seeing a family on there with the parents and three children, all in their teens with a gap of about two years between each child. Just like mine. Seeing that similarity was one of the hardest hitting experiences I've had.
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Post by officergroyman on Nov 12, 2007 15:06:52 GMT -1
For my Grandpa on my Dads side, My Uncle on my Moms side and three of my firends from the Marine Corps - Semper Fi !!!
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Post by CHOPPER READ on Nov 12, 2007 15:09:29 GMT -1
Both my great grandads came back,i have ones medals and the others bayonet.
From WWI that is.
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Nov 12, 2007 16:56:58 GMT -1
my Dad has my Grandads medals, which i hope to inherit
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