Rememberence Day

[BrettGC]

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.  

 

Lest we forget.

Edited November 10, 2013 by BrettGC

[Jake]

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

 

Lest we forget.

Hey Senior,

 

Another fine tribute for those fallen and wounded warriors as well as us old fart veterans still hanging around

chasing young goats and raising hell.  On this special day, Remembrance and Veterans Day.....we shall also

pay tribute to the homeless, the missing and how we must all feel the heavy burden.....for those that have lost

their love one.  

 

May they all rest in peace and also give us strength to continue on, respectfully - Jake

[BrettGC]

Well said Master Chief

[johnb]

Thoughts today for all branches of the services, from my own to all of our allies

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2496940/Britain-unites-Remembrance-Sunday-commemorations.html

[Jack Peterson]

i shall take a silent drink to our fallen Comrades at 7 pm ( 11am UK time)

 

 

 

 

:tiphat:

[lonewolf]

salute to absent comrads, i still remember

[OldUgly&Cranky]

my grand father was a merchant mariner in ww2 , my great uncle was a tail gunner in a Lancaster bomber , my great great grand father was in the navy in ww1 and my cousin served in Afghanistan and the Golan Heights doing peace keeping with the UN , i will never forget what they did and all that have served !!

 

O-U-C

[OnMyWay]

I have the greatest respect for all of those people who have made such great sacrifices for their countries and our freedom!

 

By coincidence, yesterday we stopped at some memorials here in Subic Bay.  We had passed by many times, but never had seen them up close.  One of them is the Hell Ships Memorial, and I read up on it a bit when I got home.  I may have heard of the Hell Ships before, but I did not know a lot.  It was certainly a terrible time for humanity.  My pictures of the monument did not come out good because of the bright sun to the back, but here is a web site about the memorial, with some extra links in it if you want to read more.

 

http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=68846

[Jake]

I have the greatest respect for all of those people who have made such great sacrifices for their countries and our freedom!

 

By coincidence, yesterday we stopped at some memorials here in Subic Bay.  We had passed by many times, but never had seen them up close.  One of them is the Hell Ships Memorial, and I read up on it a bit when I got home.  I may have heard of the Hell Ships before, but I did not know a lot.  It was certainly a terrible time for humanity.  My pictures of the monument did not come out good because of the bright sun to the back, but here is a web site about the memorial, with some extra links in it if you want to read more.

 

http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=68846

Thank you OMW for your discovery of Hell Ships during WWII.  Below is a quotation from that article.  I never realize

how much the Aussies lost so much of their countrymen:

 

Inscription on the fourth monolith:

 

Australian Commonwealth Military Forces

 

When World War broke out nearly one million Australians, from a population of only seven million, proudly stepped

forward to serve. In bitter fighting in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Australia suffered some 17,500 fatalities including

over 700 civilian casualties. More than 22,000 Australians were taken as prisoners-of-war, and of those some 8,000

perished under the brutal conditions imposed by the Japanese. The sinking of the Hellship Montevideo Maru alone

accounted for over 1,000 military and civilian deaths. This monument recognizes Australia’s contribution and sacrifice

in defense of the ideals of freedom. May future generations never forget these brave men and women who gave their

lives in the service of Australia.

 

Respectfully -- Jake

[OldUgly&Cranky]

one of the greatest moments in my life was when i got to spend the night with my great uncle in wales when i was in the uk and talk about home and the war he told me so many things was so happy to have somebody from home spend time with him , even showed me his war wound he got shot threw the arm when he was a tail gunner ! tuff old guy im glad to have had that time with him coz i knew it made his day to see family from home ! god bless all that served !!!

 

O-U-C :thumbsup: