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[Misc] Festival Of Remembrance



Frutos

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Humbling and poignant occasion as always, perhaps even more so on the eve of the centenary of the Armistice.

A complete contrast with Trump refusing to participate in a visit to a cemetery in France today because it was raining.
 




Frutos

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I never cease to be impressed by the dignity with which these veterans carry themselves on these occasions - the Chelsea Pensioners there being a prime example.
 






Publius Ovidius

Publius Ovidius

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Jul 5, 2003
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at home
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I know it I said a comedy, but these
few lines does evoke extreme sadness
 




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timbha

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Jul 5, 2003
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great tribute

(Ed Balls has put on a few pounds hasn't he)
 


vegster

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May 5, 2008
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Frutos said:
Humbling and poignant occasion as always, perhaps even more so on the eve of the centenary of the Armistice.

A complete contrast with Trump refusing to participate in a visit to a cemetery in France today because it was raining.
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For Trump it is far more important that his comb-over is never exposed to media scrutiny, those pesky Iranians and Mexicans must never know or the West will crumble.
 


nicko31

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Jan 7, 2010
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Gods country fortnightly
Off to my local war memorial this morning for what will be no doubt a moving event

Never again...
 




Thunder Bolt

Thunder Bolt

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Aug 18, 2009
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Beside the seaside, beside the sea
Frutos said:
Humbling and poignant occasion as always, perhaps even more so on the eve of the centenary of the Armistice.

A complete contrast with Trump refusing to participate in a visit to a cemetery in France today because it was raining.
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That same cemetery contains the bodies of two sons of a previous president, Theodore Roosevelt.



Off to the Naval war memorial on Southsea Common in a little while. It will also be full of motorbikes from the Royal British Legion biker section.
 




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theboybilly

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Apr 25, 2013
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Along the Shoreham Road in er, Shoreham
My other half and I are in Ypres this weekend and, after looking at the amount of events taken up by dignitaries decided to do something a bit different and perhaps a little more personal. We drove over to a town near Poperinghe and paid our respects at a small CWGC cemetery at Haringhe. We were there for 11 o'clock and stood in silence for 2 minutes. This was marked by a gun in the distance at the start and finish. Unexpected but adding nicely to the occasion. The cemetery itself is notable (to me) for the amount of regiments represented. On looking up the history the cemetery was founded to take the dead of a few Casualty Clearing Stations nearby. One of the dead was an ex-Boro player who had represented the club in over 100 fixtures. I'm glad we commemorated the armistice this way now.
 








Thunder Bolt

Thunder Bolt

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Aug 18, 2009
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Beside the seaside, beside the sea


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