Watery eyes after reading some of those posts.
You shoulda some of the looks on the faces of passengers when I stopped the bus at 11.00. Don’t seem to give much of a ■■■■ in Brisbane.
peterm:
Watery eyes after reading some of those posts.
You shoulda some of the looks on the faces of passengers when I stopped the bus at 11.00. Don’t seem to give much of a [zb] in Brisbane.
Strange given how many Aussies have fought and died in various conflicts over the years. Were they confused or annoyed?
Don’t know if that’s s’posed to be a ■■■■ take or what, but I was born and bred in south London. My father was in the merchant Navy through WW2, my Grandfather fought and was wounded in WW1. The Army and Navy didn’t want me for reasons I won’t go in to here.
Sorry. Just re-read your post 
Got it now. My excuse is that I’ve just been dragged round the ■■■■■■■ shops.
I was at work yesterday, but made sure me, my two staff and the two customers in store observed it.
My son is in the ATC, the sqn is split into two, so they can attend two places at once, at the main one in Burnley they took part in the guard of honor at the memorial, had the sqn flag there and did their bit with the poppy wreath. The other half were just outside Burnley, again doing a poppy laying after the march/service, along with the obligitory cadet collapsing.
I didn’t get to see them this year, but have seen the pictures on the local news site and got all teary and proud watching the kids in their uniforms.
And I still think the ATC are the smarter of the 3 forces round here!
And as for those programmes on the TV last night…jeez, they did not make for easy viewing. This one old boy who was 92 bless him was a German but neither he or his father approved of the Hitler regime - his father made his views known and within two weeks of being captured died in a conecntration camp and his son kept his mouth shut but instead fled to Britain where he “defected” to the British army and fought the Germans. Incredible story.
Managed to pause at 11. Didn’t stop the security guard making a phone call but I’m glad he has the freedom to do so.
I managed to get to our yard and take part , head the sirens on the docks going aswell wich was nice , shame some of the other drivers fitters etc didn’t stop for 2min
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Managed to pause at 11. Didn’t stop the security guard making a phone call but I’m glad he has the freedom to do so.
He wants issuing a bollocking
bestbooties:
Just to keep our minds focused,another sad loss this week.Someone’s son,brother,husband,boyfriend?
RIP Soldier,stand easy,your duty is done.We will remember them!
Didn’t realise when this was on the news that this lad was local to me.Altough he was a southerner,he met his wife and made his home up here,he has two lovely lads.
Even more upsetting for me is the fact that he was the same age my son is…
My wife gave the sermon at our local church yesterday and she made mention of Warrant Officer Ian Fisher,not many dry eyes in our church I can tell you.
stokesentinel.co.uk/wife-Mer … story.html
I have been having much trouble with Photobucket recently,but I have just managed to download some pictures that came with my piece posted on November 5th,as has been said,a picture tells a thousand words…
I would like to think that in recent years,the public perception of our fighting boys and girls has improved since the days when Rudyard Kipling penned many poems about WW1,(He lost a son in WW1),this is the one that most people know:
Tommy
By Rudyard Kipling, 1892
I went into a public- ‘ouse to get a pint o’ beer,
The publican 'e up an sez, “We serve no red-coats here.”
The girls behind the bar they laughed an’ giggled fit to die,
I outs into the street again an’ to myself sez I:
O it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ “Tommy go away”;
But it’s “Thank you, Mister Atkins,” when the band begins to play-
The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,
O it’s “Thank you Mr Atkins,” when the band begins to play.
I went into a theatre as sober as could be,
They gave a drunk civilian room, but 'adn’t none for me;
They sent me to the gallery or round the music-'alls,
But when it comes to fighting’, Lord! They’ll shove me in the stalls!
For it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ “Tommy wait outside”;
But it’s “Special train for Atkins,” when the trooper’s on the tide-
The troopship’s on the tide, my boys, the troopship’s on the tide,
O it’s “Special train for Atkins,” when the troopships on the tide.
Yes, makin’ mock o’ uniforms that guard you while you sleep
Is cheaper than them uniforms, an’ they’re starvation cheap;
An’ hustlin’ drunken soldiers when they’re goin’ large a bit
Is five times better business than paradin’ in full kit.
Then it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ “Tommy 'ow’s yer soul?”
But it’s “Thin red line of 'eroes” when the drums begin to roll-
The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll,
O it’s " Thin red line of 'eroes," when the drums begin to roll.
We aren’t no thin red 'eroes, nor we aren’t no blackguards too,
But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you;
An’ if sometimes our conduck isn’t all your fancy paints,
Why single men in barricks don’t grow into plaster saints;
While it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ “Tommy fall be’ind,”
But it’s “Please to walk in front, sir,” when there’s trouble in the wind-
There’s trouble in the wind, my boys, there’s trouble in the wind,
O it’s “Please to walk in front, sir,” when there’s trouble in the wind.
You talk o’ better food for us, an’ schools, an’ fires, an’ all:
We’ll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational.
Don’t mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face
The Widow’s Uniform is not the soldier-man’s disgrace.
For it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ “Chuck 'im out, the brute!”
But it’s “Saviour of 'is country” when the guns begin to shoot;
An’ it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ anything you please;
An’ Tommy ain’t a bloomin’ fool - you bet that Tommy sees!
We had a fantastic weekend and I met some smashing blokes from the Queens Company of Grenadier Guards. I did a story for the local papers and met the mum and dad of a murdered soldier, hell, we even got a slot on the BBC Evening News as well as all the local papers.
Planning has begun now for the 2014 Centenary Celebrations, although 2018 will be the real celebration
GCR2ERF:
Don’t always have the opportunity to do that, but I will be on parade playing with my brass band through our town centre on Rememberance Day Sunday 10th, as we do every year - here’s hoping for a dry day!!
Well, it was dry, and sunny!! Good turnout of public, always helped by it being a nice day. There are some photos on Flickr, but blowed if I know how to copy/paste 
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