One man's story of World War II
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One man's story of World War II
Lest we forget those brave men and women that did so much so we may enjoy freedom as we do today.
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/p...0209/802050301
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One of the many old school boys from whom it has taken years to get their story. Getting shot down and nearly being surrounded by the civvies you've been shwacking wouldn't have been ideal, fair play to the flak unit for protecting him.
Wonder what was said in the debrief about the fighter escort leaving the bombers to engage targets of opportunity.
Con-pilot, how many votes do you reckon McCain will get as a result of his bravery as a POW? Don't want to thread creep so soon but interested in the view from your side of the pond.
Wonder what was said in the debrief about the fighter escort leaving the bombers to engage targets of opportunity.
Con-pilot, how many votes do you reckon McCain will get as a result of his bravery as a POW? Don't want to thread creep so soon but interested in the view from your side of the pond.
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Con-pilot, how many votes do you reckon McCain will get as a result of his bravery as a POW? Don't want to thread creep so soon but interested in the view from your side of the pond.
Anyway, if anything would build character, surviving being a POW of North Viet Nam would be one. I guess the same could be said of Japan during WWII.
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However, McCain does not believe in evolution.
Oh. My. God.
And this man could be president.
Oh. My. God.
And this man could be president.
I'll be happy to answer your very inaccurate statement there. Trust me.
Keep on topic.
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McCain...
Met McCain briefly in Arizona late in 80s when I was hauling stuff around in
B206s. Very pleasant guy, intelligent, modest and had lots of questions about life in the UK. Have a big signed pic of him on my den wall too. I can't vote for him..but I would... Cheers, bm
B206s. Very pleasant guy, intelligent, modest and had lots of questions about life in the UK. Have a big signed pic of him on my den wall too. I can't vote for him..but I would... Cheers, bm
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Con-pilot, thread creep all my fault-soz.
What struck me about the man in the story was the quiet dignity of his words, no extravagance just facts clearly stated. He sort of reminded me of Dick Winters of "Band of Brothers" fame. Managed to catch a documentary on HBO which was a compilation of the veterans of Easy Company from which I think they took clips to start each show of the series. As stated on a different thread "ordinary men doing extraordinary things".
Thanks indeed to a different generations sacrifice. Sadly, I don't think history is going to look so well on the undoubted bravery and sacrifice the current generation are making.
What struck me about the man in the story was the quiet dignity of his words, no extravagance just facts clearly stated. He sort of reminded me of Dick Winters of "Band of Brothers" fame. Managed to catch a documentary on HBO which was a compilation of the veterans of Easy Company from which I think they took clips to start each show of the series. As stated on a different thread "ordinary men doing extraordinary things".
Thanks indeed to a different generations sacrifice. Sadly, I don't think history is going to look so well on the undoubted bravery and sacrifice the current generation are making.
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Sadly, I don't think history is going to look so well on the undoubted bravery and sacrifice the current generation are making.
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Maybe so Kevmusic, don't know which action you are refering to so can't comment specifically.
The bravery of individuals in combat is undoubted, the justness of the cause they are fighting for might be questionable. I would imagine WWII allied veterans might find that an easier point to prove than current combatants. Discussions on "Just wars" would however take the thread away from it's subject ie. an acknowledgement of the bravery of a different generation. They have my humble thanks.
The bravery of individuals in combat is undoubted, the justness of the cause they are fighting for might be questionable. I would imagine WWII allied veterans might find that an easier point to prove than current combatants. Discussions on "Just wars" would however take the thread away from it's subject ie. an acknowledgement of the bravery of a different generation. They have my humble thanks.
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Nice article that.
I got my Dad -- who has just died -- to write his memoirs about a year ago. They cover his childhood up until he was demobilised from the RAFin 1947 after five years service as ground crew, mainly in the Far East.
They read very similarly to this blokes. My dad was never captured but one of the pictures taken at the end of the war show him standing by a plane at Changi and his entire rib cage is visible underneath his skin (there's hardly any flesh to talk about).
His funeral is this Tuesday but I for one will never forget that he, and many many others, contributed to a world in which people are free to argue politics on a bulletin board.
Thanks.
I got my Dad -- who has just died -- to write his memoirs about a year ago. They cover his childhood up until he was demobilised from the RAFin 1947 after five years service as ground crew, mainly in the Far East.
They read very similarly to this blokes. My dad was never captured but one of the pictures taken at the end of the war show him standing by a plane at Changi and his entire rib cage is visible underneath his skin (there's hardly any flesh to talk about).
His funeral is this Tuesday but I for one will never forget that he, and many many others, contributed to a world in which people are free to argue politics on a bulletin board.
Thanks.
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I'm pretty sure he was 39 Sq.
The trouble is, the other day I was wondering which one it was and I thought, "I'll give him a bell....." Oops.....
I imagine there'll be a few more daft thoughts like that for a while.
During hostilities one of his jobs was to fly around Burma finding crashed Spits and salvaging as much of them as he could because there was a dire shortage of spares. It was during these trips that his most hairy moments occurred.
The trouble is, the other day I was wondering which one it was and I thought, "I'll give him a bell....." Oops.....
I imagine there'll be a few more daft thoughts like that for a while.
During hostilities one of his jobs was to fly around Burma finding crashed Spits and salvaging as much of them as he could because there was a dire shortage of spares. It was during these trips that his most hairy moments occurred.
