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National Memorial Arboretum
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paul stacey
master brummie
As there are no captions, I take it, this was a Korean War ceremony (based on the Korean flag), and one for British, (English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, as opposed to ANZAK, for the Galipoli Landings.
David Weaver
gone but not forgotten
Reading all this history about Alrewas makes me very happy and perhaps a little sad at the same time. My grandfather had a farm there pre-war and each weekend we drove from Aston to visit him. In winter it was very foggy through Trent Valley and on one occasion my mother walked in front of the car with a newspaper on her butt for dad to follow in case we finished up in the cut. We kids wound down the car windows shouting 'Giddeup and move it Alice', lovely memories still shared with those of us still around. I can still remember when they built those big hangers , on the left, as you drove into the left hand turn to the village. Kind regards, David.
David Weaver
gone but not forgotten
Kind Regards, David
'THEOLD SOLDIER'S PARADE.'
By DavidWeaver [FONT=Symbol, serif][/FONT]
Last year Iwatched the soldiers march,
as the mistyrain drifted down.
Old men andwomen proudly walked,
some for thelast time, through the town.
Etched intotheir faces were of past battles won,
of death onthe rails in Siam.
The burningof flesh in the hull of a tank,
scorchingsand, and a cross for a man.
Echoes in mymind were the horses,
as theydragged heavy guns through the mud.
Wild eyedwith terror, trembling of flank,
flarednostrils glistening with blood.
The nurseswho struggled in a restless sea,
as thebayonets reddened the sand.
What werethey thinking as they marched along,
of the pain,as they crouched holding hands?
A Spitfireflown by a boy in his teens,
eyesanxiously searching the sky.
He knows theenemy is close at hand,
is it he orthe other to die?
It was thenthat I noticed something else,
for thefuture it lessened my fear.
The children,wearing the medals of the dead,
cherishmemories of those they held dear.
This is theworld we have handed to them,
let themforget not the tanks.
May theylearn from those marchers of yesterday,
and let’steach them all to say,
THANKS.
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LEST WEFORGET
Dave M
Pheasey Born Bumper
Dave M
Pheasey Born Bumper
Friday 6th June
D-Day-Landing 70th Anniversary Service
Friday 6 June 2014A commemorative service to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings will be held at the National Memorial Arboretum on Friday 6th June.
| The Normandy Landings – codenamed Operation Neptune - were the landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy which took place on 6 June 1944. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history and began the offensive of German-occupied Western Europe, which led to an Allied victory in the Second World War. The service will include a wreath laying, and a silence, at the Normandy Veterans Memorial. The Bolesterstone Male Voice Choir will also be perfomring outside the Visitor Centre after the service. Venue: The Millennium Chapel Time: 10.45am |
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paul stacey
master brummie
Thanks for this Dave, my boy is with the British Airborne contingent, Jumping with the American 82nd on the 6th, and 3 days later with the French Foreign Legion in Paris. Paul
lynne webb
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Lovely photos Dave, thanks for sharing them
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Wendy
Guest
Great pictures Dave thank you....
mike jenks
master brummie
Hi
Thanks for all your work I don't believe this is the last one. I remember the huge Ferry the Normandie in 1994
decked out with the 50 years celebrations. We docked at ouistreham france and drove on to Pegasus Bridge a Quick tour of Caen and off to Paris. It was haunting walking on the Beach Sword in 1994 looking back at the huge Ferry.
Once again many thanks Dave
Mike Jenks
Thanks for all your work I don't believe this is the last one. I remember the huge Ferry the Normandie in 1994
decked out with the 50 years celebrations. We docked at ouistreham france and drove on to Pegasus Bridge a Quick tour of Caen and off to Paris. It was haunting walking on the Beach Sword in 1994 looking back at the huge Ferry.
Once again many thanks Dave
Mike Jenks
