Frances oldest man a WW1 vet dies (1 Viewer)

[vandilay]

Heres a story from our local news ,with his passing apparently it leaves just one veteran from the conflict
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4366743a12.html

 

[redhugh]

Some age! obviously sickened by the waste of life right to the end!

 

[Gideon]

He described patriotism as "a way of making people swallow anything" and war as absurd and useless. "Nothing can justify it, nothing," he said."

That sent a shiver up my spine.

 

[Louis Badolato]

He described patriotism as "a way of making people swallow anything" and war as absurd and useless. "Nothing can justify it, nothing," he said."

That sent a shiver up my spine.

I feel the same way. For my money, anybody who starts a war ought to be shot, from Hitler and Mussolini to the leaders of both sides in WWI.

 

[nmrocks]

He described patriotism as "a way of making people swallow anything" and war as absurd and useless. "Nothing can justify it, nothing," he said."

That sent a shiver up my spine.

It would appear that "most" courage genes in the French were killed off by Napoleon.

 

[vandilay]

It would appear that "most" courage genes in the French were killed off by Napoleon.

I dont think you could acuse the Guy of having a lack of courage
having been through the carnage of ww1.

 

[kilted vampire]

He described patriotism as "a way of making people swallow anything" and war as absurd and useless. "Nothing can justify it, nothing," he said."

That sent a shiver up my spine.

Truer words......

 

[Gideon]

It would appear that "most" courage genes in the French were killed off by Napoleon.

I'm not sure what that means. Could you elaborate on that?

 

[gk5717]

Just read in todays paper that the last German WW1 veteren died on 1-1-08.
The papers in Germany did not even carry the story.
Gary