[News] No VE Day thread?

[jakarta]

Shame on NSC...

My Grandad fought in France in 1940 in the Cheshire Regiment, was evacuated at Dunkirk and ended up in Italy via North Africa in 1945. I never met him, clearly suffering with PTSD he took to drink and walked out on my Grandmum and two children a few years later, where he died and is buried I have no idea.

Mrs Jakarta's Dad went to Normandy D-Day plus 3 and spent the rest of the War as a Signaller with the Guards Armoured Division all the way over the Rhine
into Germany. As ever with veterans, getting tales of the war from him were almost impossible, but I know he shared that the proudest day of his post as Chairman of Horsham District Council was reviewing the British Legion March-Past in Horsham on a horrible cold and rainy November day in 1998.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

The King is currently speaking into a merkin.

 

[cjd]

Public Holiday here in France and as usual I go down to the local village a couple of miles away and observe 2 minutes silence for all those lost in the war and all the names of every villager who lost their life is called out. It's quite moving ( as is Remembrance Day ) and a three course meal and wine follows for those who wish to stay and chat.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Public holiday here as well.

 

[AmexRuislip]

The King is currently speaking into a merkin.

One has to do the conga.....

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

One has to do the conga.....

Belgium won't be happy it was theirs

 

[hart's shirt]

One has to do the conga.....

...but one will draw the line at Agadoo.

 

[ofco8]

Well, I have a big Union Jack hung up. Think we are the only ones in Westdene who have recognised the day.

 

[dazzer6666]

No shame on @Bozza who blocked the site with a tribute message for 2 mins at noon. Well played boss

I’ve loaned all my grandad’s war memorabilia to the local history group in the village where he lived (and I was brought up), the guy that runs their page on facebook is posting bits of information from time to time on my grandad’s wartime experiences (and that of his family left at home).

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Well, I have a big Union Jack hung up. Think we are the only ones in Westdene who have recognised the day.

Excuse me, flag

 

[SouthSaxon]

My grandfather was in the Royal Army Service Corp and went over to France two days after D-Day. He never spoke much about it, but I do have some letters he sent back and army records etc.

 

[jakarta]

Well, I have a big Union Jack hung up. Think we are the only ones in Westdene who have recognised the day.

Union Jack Bunting on Hedge outside Jakarta Towers. Will be taken down in the morning.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Excuse me, flag

Maybe they live on a boat.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Maybe they live on a boat.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Let's face it, no other country can beat the UK in the way we pay tribute to the fallen and surviving heroes.