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Originally Posted by Spiderman (Post 1893877)

Wow, interesting stuff.

I always find that stories about 'real people' are the most interesting. I'm frequently amazed by what people have done and what they have overcome. Better than fiction anyday.

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And they do say that the thruth is sometimes strganer than fiction, so i totally agree with you.

i hate with a vengance "reality" tv but love documentaries about people and what they've done. Be it climbing mountains and having to cut the rope their mate is dangling from (what an amazing doc that was) to people who build steam engines n things. Basically any human endeavour worthy of the time spent on it.....not like those moronic "oh look at me i got my baps out again" people tho.

Should just say that there is nothing worng with a good set of baps of course, lest i be taken wrongly there ;)

Not for this counrty but here's my little Grandad story.
One of the first people in his country to learn to fly a plane...and it was a bi-plane. yeh those things made of balsa wood and rice paper basically.
He got shot down twice in them too and lived to tell the tales :shock:

Thos guys, no matter what country they were serving for, has some major cojones for sure and wetaher we owe them our "freedom" or whatever i know we all owe them one thing....RESPECT.

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Originally Posted by Spiderman (Post 1894089)

Thos guys, no matter what country they were serving for, has some major cojones for sure and wetaher we owe them our "freedom" or whatever i know we all owe them one thing....RESPECT.

Very true. We quite often forget the men who died fighting on 'the other side'. They left mothers, wives and children too. Many of them didn't want to fight or even know why they were fighting.

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Originally Posted by embee (Post 1893243)

I think the most memorable thing was walking along the rows of headstones and seeing the ages, so many 18, 19, 20 year olds, just kids.

When we went to the American War Cemetary over looking Omaha Beach I had a similar thought. It was a very sobering one and I dont think any of us that were there actually spoke to each other for the 45 minutes or so we spent walking round it. Nothing prepares you for the sight of so many gravestones in one place, it really brings home how many people lost their lives.

It really effected my dad who could remember Grandad coming home. Dad was in tears he found it very emotional.

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