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November 10th, 2007, 08:48 AM
Thanks Doug
I will pass along the compliment.
I wanted to contribute something to this thread, and thought her poem would be perfect.
My grandfather was in the Navy, but didn't talk about it, so I don't have any stories to share.
Thanks Doug
I will pass along the compliment.
I wanted to contribute something to this thread, and thought her poem would be perfect.
My grandfather was in the Navy, but didn't talk about it, so I don't have any stories to share.
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Location: Toronto, ON
Location: Toronto, ON
November 10th, 2007, 04:51 PM
Quoting Brat
That seems to be a common theme.
I wanted to contribute something to this thread, and thought her poem would be perfect.
My grandfather was in the Navy, but didn't talk about it, so I don't have any stories to share.
My grandfather was in the Navy, but didn't talk about it, so I don't have any stories to share.
November 10th, 2007, 04:51 PM
I'd like to thank all the contributors to this very honourable thread.
Stories told and untold too.
Tears of pride and terrible sorrow.
Fragile hearts that hold war's secrets.
Frail hands and crooked backs belie their bravery.
Some shell shocked with silent tongues.
Distant stares and wet-eyed nods.
Medals still worn with honour.
Boys became men, men became heroes.
They march to this day.
Warriors that sacrifice.
War is the enemy.
I have to go.
Please don't cry mother.
I'd like to thank all the contributors to this very honourable thread.
Stories told and untold too.
Tears of pride and terrible sorrow.
Fragile hearts that hold war's secrets.
Frail hands and crooked backs belie their bravery.
Some shell shocked with silent tongues.
Distant stares and wet-eyed nods.
Medals still worn with honour.
Boys became men, men became heroes.
They march to this day.
Warriors that sacrifice.
War is the enemy.
I have to go.
Please don't cry mother.
November 11th, 2007, 05:40 AM
There's still a few oldtimers left in Britian:
Harry Patch, who is 109 years old, was called up for service in 1917 when he worked as an 18-year-old apprentice plumber in Bath.
Mr Patch fought at the battle of Passchendaele in Belgium - a conflict that lasted three months and cost nearly 500,000 lives on both sides.
That summer was one of the wettest on record and no-man's land became a sea of mud where men drowned cowering from machine-gun and sniper fire.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7084764.stm
There's still a few oldtimers left in Britian:
Harry Patch, who is 109 years old, was called up for service in 1917 when he worked as an 18-year-old apprentice plumber in Bath.
Mr Patch fought at the battle of Passchendaele in Belgium - a conflict that lasted three months and cost nearly 500,000 lives on both sides.
That summer was one of the wettest on record and no-man's land became a sea of mud where men drowned cowering from machine-gun and sniper fire.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7084764.stm
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Location: Toronto, ON
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November 11th, 2007, 12:32 PM
On the way to church this morning I had to almost come to a complete halt because people were congragating on the bolevard in the middle of the road. Turns out there is a veteran's memorial there that I had never even seen before.
At church they did the usual stuff. But they also did a segment in Children's time where they first had all the veteran's stand up (we had 3). Then they had those who had family which were veterans or active duty stand. That got about 1/2 the congregation. Then they had anyone who had friends which were vetrans or active duty, almost everybody stood. Quite touching.
On the way to church this morning I had to almost come to a complete halt because people were congragating on the bolevard in the middle of the road. Turns out there is a veteran's memorial there that I had never even seen before.
At church they did the usual stuff. But they also did a segment in Children's time where they first had all the veteran's stand up (we had 3). Then they had those who had family which were veterans or active duty stand. That got about 1/2 the congregation. Then they had anyone who had friends which were vetrans or active duty, almost everybody stood. Quite touching.
