Thank you to those that served and are serving
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Torn blue sky
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Nov 11 is pretty much unanimously a remembrance day, Airhead.
Cheers to all who have served and are serving. Lest we forget.
Cheers to all who have served and are serving. Lest we forget.
IdofEntity
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HUA, Airhead.
Matt Cexwish
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You are welcome...^_^...
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freakinacage
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aye, lest we forget
To those who have fallen, to preserve the liberties we take for granted, I owe you a debt beyond words.
To those of my family who served, who fell in battle, I hold you in great respect and honour and I am proud to be one of your family.
On Tuesday 9th of November, I was among the crowd priviledged to welcome home the 1st Battallion of the Mercian Regiment (Cheshire) who paraded through Birkenhead. This regiment which recruits in the Liverpool, Birkenhead and Chester area, has only just returned from Helmand province in Afganistan.
Most of them were so very young, little more than teenagers, but all with the eyes of grown men.
To those of my family who served, who fell in battle, I hold you in great respect and honour and I am proud to be one of your family.
On Tuesday 9th of November, I was among the crowd priviledged to welcome home the 1st Battallion of the Mercian Regiment (Cheshire) who paraded through Birkenhead. This regiment which recruits in the Liverpool, Birkenhead and Chester area, has only just returned from Helmand province in Afganistan.
Most of them were so very young, little more than teenagers, but all with the eyes of grown men.
airhead
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Lucky you.
And I understand what you mean about kids with old man eyes.
Queensryche's tribute:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid36248864001?bctid=36352782001
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War Griffon
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A friend was at Wooton Bassett for the service and a very moving moment as another repatriation took place.
They joined for many reasons, to march, to sail, to fly, they went where they were posted but nobody joins to die.
Their leaders talk on TV what else could we have done?
But those leaders lost no daughters and none has lost a son.
So here's to all our soldiers, sailors and airmen wherever they may be, here's to all their families, I raise a glass to thee... Wear your Poppy with Pride and support our troops!
Their leaders talk on TV what else could we have done?
But those leaders lost no daughters and none has lost a son.
So here's to all our soldiers, sailors and airmen wherever they may be, here's to all their families, I raise a glass to thee... Wear your Poppy with Pride and support our troops!
Yes, I defintiely agree! As one who has served, I understand the importance of the support that we give them! And not just "our troops" but all soldiers, who defend thier countries. I think a quote from Shifty powers off the Band of Brothers DVD's suits as well. " We were just soldiers, doing hat we had to do." "who knows, had we met in another time, that man might have liked to hunt, or another might have liked to fish". We all take that leap when we make the choice to serve.
I rasie a glass to those that serve, and those that did not make it home. Thank you. YOu make my life possible.
I rasie a glass to those that serve, and those that did not make it home. Thank you. YOu make my life possible.
Not wanting to sound rude, but given the current political situation I can`t see someone actually "defending their country" in the literal sense of the word. So while I give my respect to those who try to do the right thing under dire circumstances every day (whether soldier or civilian) I can`t wholeheartedly agree with your overall cheer to men at arms, sorry
As most of you know (or are able to read) I'm Swedish and with that comes a history of roughly 200 years of official peace time and a disarmed defensive army with basically nothing left but a task force utilised by the UN to guard some (UN)important crates in random deserts.
The better part of the active armies of most nations are out there trying to do something that hopefully will result in something better than the current situation for the civilians in the affected countries, no small task in any way and only time can tell if their efforts are for good or for worse but even so, these guys have signed on to something they are well aware can take their lives in an instant if they are unlucky, they know exactly what they're signing on for from the very beginning.
While not diminishing their efforts in any way I still want to express my admiration for the civilian population in these areas where that kind of support is needed. To be able to muster the courage to scrape by and just simply survive in a situation where you have absolutely no control whatsoever is in my eyes a much, much greater accomplishment than what the soldiers are doing right now. The soldiers might be there to help the civilians get a better life but it's the civilians that are going to carry the heaviest load in all this in the end anyway, to manage to live through such huge amounts of conflict and loss that you have virtually no escape from and still manage to smile sometimes, now that, that is true heroism.
The better part of the active armies of most nations are out there trying to do something that hopefully will result in something better than the current situation for the civilians in the affected countries, no small task in any way and only time can tell if their efforts are for good or for worse but even so, these guys have signed on to something they are well aware can take their lives in an instant if they are unlucky, they know exactly what they're signing on for from the very beginning.
While not diminishing their efforts in any way I still want to express my admiration for the civilian population in these areas where that kind of support is needed. To be able to muster the courage to scrape by and just simply survive in a situation where you have absolutely no control whatsoever is in my eyes a much, much greater accomplishment than what the soldiers are doing right now. The soldiers might be there to help the civilians get a better life but it's the civilians that are going to carry the heaviest load in all this in the end anyway, to manage to live through such huge amounts of conflict and loss that you have virtually no escape from and still manage to smile sometimes, now that, that is true heroism.
Torn blue sky
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While that's understandable, this day is not specifically bound to the current state of affairs. It's to mark the day when many who fell in defence of the realm be it past or present, and long forgotten battles, are remembered for that sacrifice to this day.
