UK Rememberance day today. (1 Viewer)

[Rob]

Today we fall silent at 11am to pay homage to all our young men who have fought and died to keep our country free.We owe a huge debt to all those who paid the ultimate price in two world wars and many other smaller conflicts that we may live without the fear of opression,hatred,intolerance and genocide.It is especially poignant today as just recently we lost the last of our WW1 veterans.

Next year we celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain,in which the RAF won a glorious victory over the German Luftwaffe and kept our country free.We can be so proud of every single Pilot and ground crew that played their part in keeping Britain as the only part of Europe Hitler could not add to his empire,and which became the springboard for the Liberation of Europe and the destruction of the Nazi's.

And today as we all enjoy collecting our chosen subjects,I think of all days it is apt to remember just who we were fighting against and why we and our Allies just HAD to win.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...twaffe-massacred-38-pupils-London-school.html

Rob

 

[BeaconsAl]

Well said Rob. A good reminder of what it was all about, and of course it continues. I wear my poppy with pride.

Alan

 

[Rob]

Well said Rob. A good reminder of what it was all about, and of course it continues. I wear my poppy with pride.

Alan

Thanks Alan.Great day for the UK and all our Allies today.

Rob

 

[Tony Neville]

They shall not grow old as we who 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

 

[Eazy]

Well said Rob. I think of my Grandad today. He was there in France, Holland, Belgium and Germany doing his bit in the Royal Artillery Field Regiment.
He survived the war but died before I was born so I never got the chance to meet him.
I keep his medals safe and proud.

 

[Evzone]

Well said chaps, makes me feel sort of proud to be a Brit Treefrogger!

The account of the school bombing reminded me of the tragedy at the village school in Lingfield. I lived near the school so here's my remenbrance day tribute.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/48/a3941048.shtml

 

[Rob]

Well said chaps, makes me feel sort of proud to be a Brit Treefrogger!

The account of the school bombing reminded me of the tragedy at the village school in Lingfield. I lived near the school so here's my remenbrance day tribute.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/48/a3941048.shtml

Thanks for posting this,seems the Luftwaffe made a habit of targeting Schools doesn't it.But we are talking of a regime who used rockets to kill civilians without distinction,so I guess we shouldn't be shocked.

It is a great day to be proud of our veterans,proud of our country's war effort and proud of todays Soldiers.

Rob

 

[Louis Badolato]

Its our Veterans' Day as well. Thank you to all the U.S. and Allied veterans who paid the price for our freedom!

 

[Rob]

Its our Veterans' Day as well. Thank you to all the U.S. and Allied veterans who paid the price for our freedom!

My apologies Louis,I thought the US Rememberance day was on another date.My gratitude and deepest respect to every US Soldier,Sailor and Airman that have fought alongside us in two world wars and subsequent conflicts,for freedom and justice.

Rob

 

[Tony Neville]

i Have to say though that i think there is a very disapointing number of views and posts in here for this subject!

There are a lot of WWII and WWI collectors that frequent this site yet only 6 different people have posted!

if it were not for the YOUNG men that gave so much we would not be in the daft situation collecting and selling TOY SOLDIERS.

Come on guys lets thank the real SOLDIERS who have and are doing their part to ensure we can all carry on with our HOBBY!

Tony

 

[Rob]

i Have to say though that i think there is a very disapointing number of views and posts in here for this subject!

There are a lot of WWII and WWI collectors that frequent this site yet only 6 different people have posted!

if it were not for the YOUNG men that gave so much we would not be in the daft situation collecting and selling TOY SOLDIERS.

Come on guys lets thank the real SOLDIERS who have and are doing their part to ensure we can all carry on with our HOBBY!

Tony

Well said mate.At least large parts of the country came to a halt at 11am today,as you said earlier,we will never forget.

Rob

 

[Rob]

Well said Rob. I think of my Grandad today. He was there in France, Holland, Belgium and Germany doing his bit in the Royal Artillery Field Regiment.
He survived the war but died before I was born so I never got the chance to meet him.
I keep his medals safe and proud.

You must be very proud mate

Rob

 

[Tony Neville]

doing my family tree i have found that most of my relies were bevin boys in from a village called Wombwell in Yorkshire (where my dads from) but three of the brothers came out of the pits in 1917 when a lot of their friends were getting killed. The three brothers were my GREAT GREAT Uncles. at the the time my G G Grandfather was the pit manager and was not allowed to follow his brothers.

The three G G Uncles never came back. never knew th eguys but brings home that EVERYBODY only has to go a little way back to find out that they too are affected by the Great War.

WWI no living voices now in the UK but must live on in our hearts and minds

Tony

 

[Louis Badolato]

I gave a speech today at the local Veterans' Day celebration at the Roslyn Highlands Volunteer Fire Department. My speech went basically as follows:

Thank you. I cannot tell you how honored I am to be here. I wanted to start and end this speech the way all speeches should begin and end on Veterans' Day, with two words: Thank you. Thank you for everything I and all Americans hold dear: Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, the blessings of freedom. Freedom - wiser men than I have said "Freedom isn't free." It is paid for with the blood, sweat and tears of servicemen. American Veterans have hallowed the earth, sea and air all over the world with their blood.

From the black sands of Iwo Jima, hallowed by the blood of thousands of brave Marines, to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, hallowed with the blood of Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and Merchant Marines, the earth and skies of Europe, hallowed with the blood of soldiers and airmen, to the sea, air and sky of more recent conflicts, like the bitter cold of Inchon, in Korea, the steaming jungles and rice paddies of Vietnam, the scorching deserts of Kuwait and Iraq, and the stark mountains of Afghanistan, American Veterans have paid and continued to pay for all of our lives and freedom.

So on behalf of myself and my family, thank you, and God Bless you.

 

[damian]

Today we fall silent at 11am to pay homage to all our young men who have fought and died to keep our country free.We owe a huge debt to all those who paid the ultimate price in two world wars and many other smaller conflicts that we may live without the fear of opression,hatred,intolerance and genocide.It is especially poignant today as just recently we lost the last of our WW1 veterans.

Next year we celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain,in which the RAF won a glorious victory over the German Luftwaffe and kept our country free.We can be so proud of every single Pilot and ground crew that played their part in keeping Britain as the only part of Europe Hitler could not add to his empire,and which became the springboard for the Liberation of Europe and the destruction of the Nazi's.

And today as we all enjoy collecting our chosen subjects,I think of all days it is apt to remember just who we were fighting against and why we and our Allies just HAD to win.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...twaffe-massacred-38-pupils-London-school.html

Rob

I agree entirely with these sentiments.
I am glad that a previous generation had the courage to stand up to Nazi tyranny.

 

[Rob]

You know what guys,reading all these posts is very refreshing,it assures me that the sacrifice of previous generations will never be forgotten.The vast majority of us on here speak with one voice on this subject,and the vast majority also know the diff between right and wrong, good and evil.Rememberance day is about paying homage to our heroes,but we can also be very very proud that an Evil was eradicated and good decent people of the world united and triumphed.

Rob

 

[Currahee Chris]

Very well said by everyone- Louis- thanks for sharing your speech.

For some reason, on Veteran's Day, I am reminded of once in a lifetime event that occurred in my life shortly after I graduated AIT (Advanced individual training). I spent the last couple months in AIT saving money to get my girlfiend (now wife ) a beautiful dress to take her out to dinner before I got sent over to Currahee Country. It was early January 1991 right before the big push in the desert. I took her to a fancy restaurant and was wearing my dress Green's- no rank, one decoration- looked like somebody took a bad 1970's era sofa and wrapped it around my body.

Anyway, we were eating and two elderly gentlemen came up to us. I was 18 mind you so it was a bit intimidating. They both came over and shook MY HAND and thanked me for my service. I was utterly stunned and deeply honored. Here were two gentlemen who were WW2 vets themselves THANKING ME of all people- at that moment- I realized the military is about being part of something far bigger than just myself and my goals for my life. it was one of the greatest moments of my life and it took no more than 5-10 minutes of these guys time- if you guys see any young warriors out there today (or any other), give them a shout- you may make a difference in someone's life.

When I got to Korea, I was stunned that I was in the presence of so many Viet Nam vets. While I had my sports heros as a boy, no one stood taller in my panthoen of heroes than my grandfather (WW2, Korea and Namx2)- to serve with guys of that caliber was like getting up every morning and getting into the huddle with Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and Walter Payton.

Thanks to all the vets out there both past and present. The greatest gifts we receive in life are the ones in which we may never know or experience the true cost.

 

[nshighlander]

Well back from the Rememberance Day parade in Dartmouth Nova Scotia.Beautiful weather and the park was full of people.The vets are far and few now witch is very sad.But I will say this the children at the service where amazing.I`ve never so many children so I know the torch will be passed on.
Cheers
Dave

 

[JFalk]

Thank you to all the veterans who have served our country, past and present!

 

[aujj65]

Today we fall silent at 11am to pay homage to all our young men who have fought and died to keep our country free.We owe a huge debt to all those who paid the ultimate price in two world wars and many other smaller conflicts that we may live without the fear of opression,hatred,intolerance and genocide.It is especially poignant today as just recently we lost the last of our WW1 veterans.

Next year we celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain,in which the RAF won a glorious victory over the German Luftwaffe and kept our country free.We can be so proud of every single Pilot and ground crew that played their part in keeping Britain as the only part of Europe Hitler could not add to his empire,and which became the springboard for the Liberation of Europe and the destruction of the Nazi's.

And today as we all enjoy collecting our chosen subjects,I think of all days it is apt to remember just who we were fighting against and why we and our Allies just HAD to win.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...twaffe-massacred-38-pupils-London-school.html

Rob

i Have to say though that i think there is a very disapointing number of views and posts in here for this subject!

There are a lot of WWII and WWI collectors that frequent this site yet only 6 different people have posted!

if it were not for the YOUNG men that gave so much we would not be in the daft situation collecting and selling TOY SOLDIERS.

Come on guys lets thank the real SOLDIERS who have and are doing their part to ensure we can all carry on with our HOBBY!

Tony

Good post Rob! I have worn my poppy for the last week.

Jeff

.......and Tony, some of us have been out all day working and hence the late posting.