I do believe they were the Greatest Generation.
Haraka Senior was an ex- Halton Brat (39 entry) who was in Malta during a lot of the Second Great Misunderstanding.
Recently I read that more bombs were dropped on Malta in two months than on London during the entire worst year of the Blitz.
His stories kept me fascinated as a child, although he avoided telling me too much of the horrors; as probably did his father to him about when he was on the Guns at Passchendale; as also possibly did his father about his times in the field in South Africa during the Boer War.
I feel I got off extremely lightly during my " Cold War" years in the Service ( ex-99 entry Cranwell) , particularly when I read about the sacrifices being made today by the current serving generation.
Surely they can hold their heads high and , metaphorically, look their D-day forbears proudly straight in the eye as they continue fulfilling "The finest traditions".
Last edited by Haraka; 7th Jun 2012 at 19:18.