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imamartian
so you know Hitler intimately do you Fred?....
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imamartian
kisses fred !....
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The people that served ww1 & ww2 had little choice but to serve. Its not as though they said come on lads lets try to make things beter.
Shouldnt there be something along the lines of 'those bas**trads that made all this s**t happen should be punished.
Those people that since signed up for the forces, I beleive most of those that did so in the early days did so as it was portrayed as see the world do this & that etc.
The most recent recruits probably joined to get a job.
No doubt I will get plenty of stick for these comments, but we are entitled to our views.
Shouldnt there be something along the lines of 'those bas**trads that made all this s**t happen should be punished.
Those people that since signed up for the forces, I beleive most of those that did so in the early days did so as it was portrayed as see the world do this & that etc.
The most recent recruits probably joined to get a job.
No doubt I will get plenty of stick for these comments, but we are entitled to our views.
We observed the 2 minutes silence at the CAB.
We listened to the radio for the 11 oclock chimes but could hear the emergency services responding in the background. For some time never stops.
Very important that this act of remembrance is continued in the many yrs to come.
I did hear on the radio that this yearly ceremony is due to one man writing to a newspaper in the 1920s asking if there could be a yearly ceremony of Remembrance.
Any one have the details?
We listened to the radio for the 11 oclock chimes but could hear the emergency services responding in the background. For some time never stops.
Very important that this act of remembrance is continued in the many yrs to come.
I did hear on the radio that this yearly ceremony is due to one man writing to a newspaper in the 1920s asking if there could be a yearly ceremony of Remembrance.
Any one have the details?
Is this what you are looking for.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-celebration-of-armistice-day-proposed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-celebration-of-armistice-day-proposed
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joinerjohn
We observed two minutes silence at work today. Some of our residents there did serve during the 2nd world war. One was in the 8th Army and served under Montgomery at El Alemein and Tobruk. Another took part in the D Day landings at Gold beach Normandy. Yet another was in 21 Group (again under Montgomery) Some of the women residents did their bit during the war too. one served in the WRAF and a few were in the Land Army, feeding Britain during those bleak years.
Very poignant today, and at least a few of them shed tears in remembrance of fallen comrades.
Very poignant today, and at least a few of them shed tears in remembrance of fallen comrades.
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LooPrEvil
I'm very disappointed, my company did not do anything to recognise this significant date.
It will be 100 years until Armistice Day will fall on 11/11/11 again.
The fact the company did not mark the event, I feel awful because it was 11-25am when I realised we had not observed the 2 minutes silence
It will be 100 years until Armistice Day will fall on 11/11/11 again.
The fact the company did not mark the event, I feel awful because it was 11-25am when I realised we had not observed the 2 minutes silence
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Parked the van up on Sainsburys carpark just before 11am so that I could pay my respects... I'm a Kraut but folk who serve their countries differ only by the flag that they defend... Political beliefs change like the wind
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No stick here - anyone that had to go to war during the 14-18 or 39 - 45 conflict were heroes. Just as an aside - take a look at the programme Yesterday (Freeview) They have lots of war stuff and how things were then. We are so grateful for those heroes in the past
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joinerjohn
My grandad on my mum's side, ran away from home at the age of 13 to serve King and Country, during the 1st world war. Apparently my great grandfather, got to Leith docks just in time to stop him. .. But 3 months later, they were not as lucky, and he served and fought in Belgium and France, returning in 1918 to a right rollocking.
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RedHerring2
Jj, that made me think about the minimum enlisting age.
What would happen if the minimum enlisting age was raised to a point that the young teenagers of our, or any other country, had had a chance to stop and think about theirs, others' and the country's destiny?
If it had a profound effect, does that mean that countries are taking advantage of the 'hormone enriched' young men?
Does this make war obscene?
What would happen if the minimum enlisting age was raised to a point that the young teenagers of our, or any other country, had had a chance to stop and think about theirs, others' and the country's destiny?
If it had a profound effect, does that mean that countries are taking advantage of the 'hormone enriched' young men?
Does this make war obscene?
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