By the sound of it, I wouldn't recognise the place. My main local, because of where I played football and trained, was the Kings Head in Stanley, which I believe is now a Sex Hotel.
Was at an RAF air base in '60s and visited the military cemetery near Tobruk and it was just about half a mile from the German one. Heart breaking to see the ages of some of them buried there. I make a point now of visited any War Grave Cemeteries when I go to different places on holiday.
IS IT????? Might pop my head in and make sure!!!! Aye, I know, its for swingers! It has a sex dungeon apparently! I only know this cos it was in the local news because there were complaints that it was too near a new school which has recently been built! I've never been in before in my life, honest!
Life is to easy now, never ever again will will the UK have a say on such important times. Imagine when the front opened, and your best mates were blown away, and yet you had to make it ashore, and then to fight.. This was the time of hero's, when the UK stood for something. It had pride and honour. please log in to view this image
The beginning of Saving Private Ryan, when the door dropped, and the machine guns instantly started tearing the flesh off those at the front! Bits were flying everywhere! Before that my vision of D-Day was based on The Longest Day! In that film people merely fell over and died! In Saving Private Ryan you realised that people were made of flesh and blood and you came nearer towards understanding the horror that must have been inflicted on the body and mind!
Probably the greatest opening of any movie. Yet as bad as it was, i expect the real event was on a whole different level. One that no one on this board can begin to understand.
The second episode of Band of Brothers also gave a good indication of how terrifying it must have been for the paratroopers on that day!
Brighton&Hove Police @BtonHovePolice · 4h 90 year old veteran reported missing from care home. Turns out they'd said no to him going to #DDay70 but he went anyway #fightingspirit Funking good on him! And shame on the care home!
Have visited the war graves and both Arnhem and the bridge on the river Kwai. Both are immaculately looked after by the locals who are eternally grateful for the sacrifice made by these men,and women in some cases. The thing that brings it into perspective for me is looking at the ages of the lads who were killed. The cream of a generation was decimated,but looking around at most of the youth of today,you just wonder if they would do the same if it all had to be done again. Sadly looking at all the daft lads round our way I think most of them would hide behind their mams rather than fight
Are you sure that's the original one, in the original position? ps, the rest of your post is topper, and i fully agree.
Was watching this morning and one old soldier was being interviewed. When he was asked what his thoughts were as they hit the beaches, he said that he just turned to his mate and simply said, "We could get hurt here." These men were true heroes. The next time I hear a prima donna being called a hero for kicking a ball into the net from 10 yards, I will go fecking spare. Thank you to those that were there, and to those that never came back. We WILL remember them.
No Comm,unfortuanately they would only let us visit the "touristy" one,which has the little village next to it,with the Japanese train parked next to the bridge,although we did get to ride the railway up into the hills
Here'a a useless bit of imfornation for you. Bridge on the river Kwai. Kwai, actually means buffalo, so it's bridge on the buffalo river. Schools out now.
Been to both myself. Arnhem about 7 years ago and the genuine one in Thailand last November for the second time. They've got a new museum up and running there now which is really good. They got funds from an Australian veterans organisation for it. I nearly missed the bus I was that engrossed. And your right they really take good care of those graves.
Aye Bumblebore, i know you've been here, but a lot of questions can be asked. what was the need of the railway? how was it built when thailand has never been ruled by another country?
Today is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Some brave men in there. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/06/06/d-day-live-updates_n_5457575.html?ncid=webmail1
[video=youtube_share;vm8XWRdME9Q]http://youtu.be/vm8XWRdME9Q[/video] this raises a chuckle whenever i think about this film!
