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20-03-2017, 09:44 AM
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Happy Birthday Vera Lynn

Happy Birthday Vera Lynn - 100 years old today. Vera helped my mum and dad's generation get through the darkest days of the 2nd World War - especially when my dad was at sea for long periods working as an anti-aircraft gunner on a Destroyer protecting the Atlantic convoys.
Pink Floyd's tribute:


and Vera herself:



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20-03-2017, 09:51 AM
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A canny legacy from this British icon, and still a down to earth lady. I have been listening to some radio interviews with her in the past few days.
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20-03-2017, 10:04 AM
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Happy Birthday Vera.
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20-03-2017, 10:10 AM
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Re: Happy Birthday Vera Lynn

Ehh!!...A singer You actually like Tara'? Put out the flags

Happy Birthday Vera ,My Dad loved You.
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20-03-2017, 10:13 AM
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Well done Vera she seemed to come along with her evocative voice and style of singing just at the right time I think to contribute to the war effort.
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20-03-2017, 11:28 AM
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Re: Happy Birthday Vera Lynn

MickB, my Father was a sparks, on a ship in the Russian convoys.
What a good age to live. I hope she is still fairly fit & active too.
Happy Birthday Vera.
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20-03-2017, 12:02 PM
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Nice lady, nice voice, nice songs....Happy Birthday Vera x
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20-03-2017, 12:47 PM
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Happy Birthday Dame Vera!
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20-03-2017, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by May ->
Ehh!!...A singer You actually like Tara'? Put out the flags

Happy Birthday Vera ,My Dad loved You.
She was a WW2 icon and kept the troupes happy, which is why she should be praised. Although I was born five years after WW2 ended, it was a major part of my childhood as my home island had been invaded, and evidence of the occupation was all around us for many years. My childhood home had hosted 13 Germans and they left many of their belongings behind, including helmets and ammunition. I got the trashing of my life when I was ten for kicking a live grenade around like a football!

A German war artist, who resided in our home, did a serious of cartoons of public figures, which were framed and displayed on our landing throughout my childhood. They were probably worth a lot of money, but my siblings and I decided to donate them to the library of which my father had been the chief director at one time.
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20-03-2017, 01:12 PM
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I would think that most people are wishing her a happy birthday. She was a significant figure during the war and has remained well thought of to the age of 100.
 
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