War Heroes

[Darran]

When I first moved in with my wife and baby in Briton Ferry there was an old fella called Sid living directly opposite.

I would call to see Sid now and again,he was writing his memoirs and told me that he was on a ship in the English Channel during WWII with the cavalry.
He said the men were on the ship and the horses in the hold when a German bomber attacked them and sunk the ship.
All the men and horses were in the water and as the ship went under Sid got sucked down into the funnel,with that the ships engines exploded and shot him out like a torpedo.
He grabbed onto a horse and lived to tell the tale.
What a man.

Lest we forget.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

He later grew a dopey white beard and went to live with two of his nephews in Peckham.

 

[Darran]

He later grew a dopey white beard and went to live with two of his nephews in Peckham.

You can always rely on some twat to make a pathetic comment on Remembrance Sunday.
You disgust me.

 

[TheLoneRanger]

"A SOLDIER'S FINAL INSPECTION"

The soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass

He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as brightly as his brass

"Step forward now you soldier
How shall I deal with you ??
Have you always turned the other cheek ??
To My Church have you been true?"

The soldier squared his shoulders and said
"No Lord, I guess I haven't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint

I've had to work most Sundays
And at times my talk was tough
And sometimes I've been violent
Because the world is awfully rough

But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep
Though I worked a lot of time
and the bills got just too steep

And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear
And sometimes God, forgive me
I've wept unmanly tears

I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears

If you've a place for me here Lord
It needn't be so grand
I never expected or had too much
But if you don't, I'll understand"

There was a silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the soldier waited quietly
For the judgment of his God

"Step forward now, you soldier
You've borne your burdens well
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets
You've done your time in Hell" !!

"To All That Serve "

Author ... Sgt. Joshua Helterbran

 

[exiledclaseboy]

You can always rely on some twat to make a pathetic comment on Remembrance Sunday.
You disgust me.

During the war…

 

[Darran]

During the war…

Prick.

 

[SgorioFruit]

attended the parade this morning.

i didn't do much, but served my time amongst the best

we will remember them

 

[Darran]

attended the parade this morning.

i didn't do much, but served my time amongst the best

we will remember them

Well done pal,ignore the c*nt above.

 

[SgorioFruit]

Well done pal,ignore the c*nt above.

fair play Dar, That memory you posted above is one of the best postings you've ever done.

 

[Darran]

fair play Dar, That memory you posted above is one of the best postings you've ever done.

Thank you my friend.

 

[Muteswan]

My late dad was in the Navy and was involved in the D Day landings. He was on a patrol ship providing cover. He would never speak about his time there saying only that we wouldn’t want to know what he saw.

 

[Darran]

My late dad was in the Navy and was involved in the D Day landings. He was on a patrol ship providing cover. He would never speak about his time there saying only that we wouldn’t want to know what he saw.

 

[Jackmanandboy]

My father told me about one of his old school friends who was so keen to join the war effort he joined the Merchant Navy as a deck boy on his 16th Birthday. Just a week later his ship was sunk in the North Atlantic by U Boat. He survived and swam to the U Boat when it surfaced only to be pushed back into the water, his demise, together with others from his ship, was part of the evidence in the Nuremberg trails of the Germans' systematic refusal to save allied sailors who had abandoned ship.

My father only told me about the friends he lost late in his life. I managed to trace the records of some of them together with accounts of their service and deaths, I'll never forget his stories of them or the bravery of those very young men.

When my father went to sign up on his eighteenth birthday, his mother said " I don't want you to go to war and I understand why you may want to". An insight into just how difficult times were for families.

 

[jack_lord]

attended the parade this morning.

i didn't do much, but served my time amongst the best

we will remember them

I attended this morning. I left shortly after the silent remembrance as I was in work.

We will remember them.

 

[Cooperman]

My late grandfather gave me his scrapbook of WW2 images. I knew there was a maritime theme to it and Darran’s post gave me the urge to dig it out of the wardrobe. It’s full of images like this.