Remember the fallen and those that came home traumatised and hurt all for our freedom
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Amen ........
What is life if full of care we have no time to stand and stare -
"We will remember them""Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
(Marianne Williamson)Comment
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Always. Something never to be forgotten.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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My dear dad was in the Royal Navy in WW11. He wears his medals with pride and I am proud to call him 'my dad' He is now 93 years old. xx
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My Dad was in the Air Force mamma-mia. MY mum still wears his 'wings' brooch.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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My Dad was the RAF as well. He joined up early hoping to be a pilot but as he had already qualified as an engineer he was assigned to mending/repairing the aircraft.
My SIL's Dad was attached as a language interpreter to the eighth army and they seemed to be in all the bad places. Poor man had three breakdowns after the war which people judged harshly at the time. He was a poetry writing book-keeper pre WW2.
A colleague only found out that her Dad had been in the SOE at his funeral. She was horrified as she could remember (as a teenager) telling him he was a boring old man who had never done anything with his life!!xxComment
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Mamma-mia - You must be very proud of your dad. A respectful salute to him from me. x
Shem - I hope your colleague has forgiven herself for her unknowlingly crass teenage comment. So many came back from the war and never mentioned it. My cousin only found out his dad was in the first wave of British soldiers to go into Bergen Belsen when my uncle mentioned it to my cousin's then girlfriend. There were too many awful memories to burden their families with.
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
(Marianne Williamson)Comment
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Also remembering those in more recent wars such as Iraq,Afghanistan, not forgetting those who served during the Northern Ireland troubles,which includes our eldest son.Sometimes I forget to like posts,but that doesn't mean I don't like them.Comment
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My brother and his family were out in Northern Ireland for two tours of duty. They came to stay with us in London and he was horrified at the lack of security. He couldn't believe that we were OK parked outside a police station in central London. He went back more worried about us though we rarely went to the touristy areas.xxComment
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Shem - i think we just got used to bomb scares etc. I was working in Liverpool city centre at that time and they were a daily occurrence.
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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