11-11-2015, 01:44 PM
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Re: Armistice Day
Originally Posted by longfellow
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I remember my old grandfather was picking out shrapnel bits from his body till the day he died, he served in the WW1. never went to the 2nd but he and me granny wouldn't move out of their home which was right next to 2 big gas tanks in Middlesbrough that the Germans tried to bomb time and again.
11-11-2015, 08:50 PM
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Re: Armistice Day
Lovely picture,lovely words , but will the younger generation continue to remember ? My son [ in his 40's] feels that war should not be [his words]glorified,for all those British who were killed there were 1000's ordinary German etc.people who were also killed and are mourned,onemans friend is another mans enemy|
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