Babelman 1:47 Sat Aug 15
VJ Day
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let us show our respect, to those heroes, my dad was 20 when taken....a true Hammer
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samsonbigboy
3:45 Sun Aug 16
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...and then a Jap goes and spoils it all by scoring for Leicester.
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normannomates
12:33 Sun Aug 16
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The pride you feel comes across...and rightly so.
Special generation sold.
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Northern Sold
12:26 Sun Aug 16
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Royal Engineers in Burma... when they finished there they got loaned out to the Yanks to help the clear up on the pacific Islands.. me other Grandad was a navigator on a Walrus flying boat in east Africa.
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normannomates
12:22 Sun Aug 16
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Which REGT was your Grandad in mate?
Watched the service at St Martin's.
Went through he'll and back those brothers.
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Northern Sold
12:18 Sun Aug 16
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Superbly done today one and all... loved the march through
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Brussels Sprout
3:26 Sat Aug 15
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On whitehall, waiting for the procession. Very proud of my Godfather who is among the veterans who'll be marching.
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Northern Sold
12:40 Sat Aug 15
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My Grandad fought in the far east and then was moved onto the pacific to help out the US cleaning up the Island hopping... pride of place is the photos my Nan gave me of him in his army days... him and his mates in the regimental Rugby team... sitting on board a DUKW... in the regimental concerts (think it aint half hot mum) the phot0's of him before he got shipped out he was strapping bloke... came back half the size and he was one of the lucky ones that never got captured ... and he never ever put that weight back on... Nan said he never ever spoke about the times he saw action... just the fun times he had... he also refused to go to reunions... my Nan always regretted that she never pushed him to go... but he was always a stubborn sod... he just wanted to forget... where as his brother (my Gt Uncle) was the total opposite.. para .... saw action in North Africa and Normandy and after the war joined the SAS to fight in Malaya ... he loved a reunion and was only at ease with his old mates.... and he told a great story!!
bless em all
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cholo
8:55 Sat Aug 15
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Babelman
Sorry to hear that, taken way too soon, as they all were. Heroes the bloody lot of them.
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