Remembrance

[Nap]

Hi to all on PF ,

Its the time of year when we all take a couple of minutes to say a thank you to our armed forces for all that they have done both past and present .

We do owe them an amazing debt , some paying the ultimate sacrifice for their country .

Our thoughts are with them both in all current operations and those that served in past ones .

Let them not grow old ....we will remember them

God Bless all our Armed Forces of ALL nations

We also remember the families and loved ones that are left behind dealing with both sadness and happiness , proud of their sons, fathers , brothers and of course daughters, sisters.

Wear your poppy with pride



Nap

 

[Helm]

Well said Kev

Steve

 

[Rich Sculpts]

Nice tribute - good to see all sides in the photos - time to forget the politics and reflect on the sad loss of life

 

[DEL]

Nicely done Kevin. I go to Garmisch Partenkirchen in Bavaria a few times a year and I always make a visit to the mountainside church of St Anton specifically to see the family memorials to those who lost their lives in both World Wars. Traditionally these feature photographs and it's chilling to see how young they are.
One particular story always gives me pause for thought it's a 21 year old local boy who was studying medicine at university in Munich and was lost in Russia.
I often wonder what this lad could have achieved and how many lives he could have saved had he had a future.
Death really is the great leveller and takes no account of age, colour, creed or nationality.
Derek

 

[Tarracus]

Hi to all friends!!

Let me use this treath for taking the opportunity to express my appreciation for those all Pf friens who are taking a step forward in this "painting toy soldiers" hobby, and using it to honour the memory of a certain relative who fought in a war, creating unique pieces, giving them a real face and a real story: Our own history. Rembering our forefathers and all the sacrifices they did for us is indeed a remarkable reflection exercise to knowning ourselves and learning from whom we are all descended.
I see more and more of these notable exercices here In PF, and that gives me courage to create my own tribute to my grandpa, but still I haven't dared to start due to my lack of skills or any other excuse, even though I have well-defined idea of what this project would be since a long time ago.
Perhaps, It is high time to start it!
So many thanks guys!!


(PS: I apologize for my bad english, quite a difficult compostion for my English level, but anyway, my writing is often thoughtless in any language- as many of you shoud have noticed for some time now.)

G.

 

[Rich Sculpts]

God rest them all...

 

[DEL]

courage to create my own tribute to my grandpa, but still I haven't dared to start due to my lack of skills

Hi Gerard when you do this your skills ARE world class......go for it ... don't leave it...I'm certain your Granpa would be proud of your tribute.
Derek

 

[ChaosCossack]

To my Grandfathers, both of whom fought in WWII (One in the South Saskatchewan Rifles at Dieppe, One in a Kuban Cossack Regiment on the Eastern Front) and my cousins and nefews serving/served in Afganistan with the Canadian Forces... We as a society can never repay the sacrifices made in the name of our countries, they will always be honoured in our memories.

Never forgotten

 

[Dennis]

To all my friends who never came back from Ulster
Never Forgotten

 

[DEL]

To all my friends who never came back from Ulster
Never Forgotten

You know what I mean when I say I like your post Dennis....simple and personal
Derek

 

[Dennis]

Thanks Del. Even as I write this my son is going on parade to remember his friends who never came back from Iraq & Afghanistan.
See you soon mate
Dennis

 

[Don]

While remembering my own family I came across a reporter talking about young soldiers in WW ONE.
One such soldier was 16 years old and on the first push he had been injured in the back. Two weeks in hospital and he was sent back to the front line with his regiment. Next day after some more fighting he had had enough, well he was an untrained boy after all. He left his post but was found in a farmhouse ten miles away. Taken to military prison he was tried, found guilty and as he had turned 17 by this time was shot for desertion.
Total time in the army was around 3 months.
Things like this only help to show how futile it all is.

 

[baronband]

War is certainly futile but as long as we have politicians that think war is the only option thank god that we have soldiers that are prepared to stand up and ensure an end to what the politicians started. Long may we remember the sacrifice our armed forces make not to glorify war but to understand its horror and to support its victims

 

[John Bowery]

God bless them all and also the current military.
John

 

[tonydawe]

Cpl WS Dawe 32nd Bn AIF (KIA)
Maj VH Dawe 9 Div Sigs 2AIF
Lt Col PV Dawe 1ATF HQ Vietnam

Gone but not forgotten. Lest we forget.

 

[Colin_Fraser]

I had the pleasure of attending the memorial in Stratford Ontario this morning. Stratford has a very beautiful memorial designed by W.S. Alward, the same man who did the statues at Vimy including the amazing "Canada weeps." I awoke to the pipe band practicing in the Legion parking lot outside my window - delicious.

The national anthem was sung by Hon. Colonel Loreena McKennitt, one of my favourite singers. It doesn't get much better than that.

Colin

 

[ChaosCossack]

Looks like a good turnout and a beautiful memorial... Great shot of the IBEW wreath

Cheers

Colin

 

[Colin_Fraser]

From where I stood it looked about the same as Toronto in previous yrars

Well done Stratford!

Colin

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Agree Colin - makes me think of that moving song on that very subject - "A Pittance of Time." Where I was even the ducks and swans showed respect by shutting up for the 2 mins LOL.



Colin

 

[Jazz]

A fitting tribute Kev. I was at Alrewas National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire for their service led by the Duke of Gloucester who I had the honour to meet. I wish to remember my late friends Micky Robbins, Dave Hurst and Dougie Hogg, all three who were fellow Royal Engineer Posties killed in the 1980s, my father in law Michael Mullen who fought in WW2 at Burma, and my Great Uncle Walter Moulson who a lot of you may have seen modelled by myself here recently. Thank you for your comments Tarracus, I am hoping that you include my Uncle Walter in your kind comments.