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6th June 2009, 07:23 | #1 |
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65 Years Ago
160,000 Brave young men crossed the Channel, by sea and air.
Many never to return. Many to return bearing horiffic physical & mental scars. I can't imagine for a minute how terrifying it must have been. God help us if we ever forget them.
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6th June 2009, 07:27 | #2 |
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65 yr ago, good god, My dad was there. glad I wasn't but would I have been for my country? I would like to think I would.
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6th June 2009, 07:29 | #3 |
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WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
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6th June 2009, 08:00 | #4 |
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It makes one realise how much we owe to those men who fought for us all those years ago
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My step father, James (Johnno) Johnstone, (born and bred in Poole), was crewman on a landingcraft (british crew - loaded with yanks). He was 3rd wave in to Omaha. They had to stay on the beach for 4 days before being alowed to go back (Portsmouth). Loaded with POWs. Waffen SS but mostly Wermacht. The ordinary german soldiers tried to kill the SS blokes. Johnno was forced to fire the machine gun over their heads. Somewhere I´ve got a -real colour postcard- of a shot taken over the side of a large transport ship (american) looking down on an overfull landingcraft ready to take off for the beach. On the back of the boat one can make out a little, stocky guy in british naval urinform with his hat on at 3 quarters and a full,black beard. Johnno!
My uncle Jim Cranston from Toll Cross in Glasgow was a Sgt major in the Honourable Artillary Company (no less!) They went into Sword beach. While sitting tight against the sea wall, dondging the -flack- he was ordered to follow a resistance guy to where they wanted his gun set up (if they ever got there). He left his blokes telling them to keep ready for the off, and went to the site. After recog. the place he went back to his men. Getting back to their postition he found them all - brewing up tea! I was in 2 PARA for 6 years and I´ve -been around- Nothing compared to what these guys put up with. My own dad had -5 days of the war- was captured in Calais in 1940 when his reg (KRRC) got flattened by the german tanks. He said that he spent 5 years -as a guest of th german government- Nearly all of it in Poland. Hope my sons don´t have to go through this sort of thing again. Alan |
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My uncle went over the night before to help secure the bridges but I never knew until five years ago. He was just my dads elder brother and I never thought about what he did in the war. Now I know he is a hero in my eyes but I wish I had known earlier then I could have said something to him.
They were all very brave men as are the men and woman of today fighting overseas. I salute them. Bill made it back without injury but he died at 46 of cancer. Ken Last edited by Ken; 6th June 2009 at 09:46.. |
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And if those brave men and women could see the state of our country now they would turn in their graves.
They gave their all so we could have a better future. god bless them all.
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We should NEVER forget. Not only from 65 years ago but from ALL of the great and not so great battles of modern times be it WW1, WW11 and ALL other times since. There are plebs amongst us who say we should forgive and forget because it upsets. NO WAY. Forgive the soldiers because they were following orders no matter what side they were on. BUT never forget. A lot of things went on during those battles and a lot of things were kept quiet. We should NEVER forget ANYONE who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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6th June 2009, 15:28 | #10 |
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Thanks for posting this to remind us, It should never be forgotten!
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