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[News] Worthing Borough Council not officially commemorating the 80th Anniversary of D Day this Thursday
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Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
My Dad was just off the coast of Normandy, minesweeping to clear the passages for the landing craft, and then a couple of miles back, bombarding the gun emplacements on the cliffs. He died in 1998.
There are very few veterans left, so I think the 80th anniversary will most likely be the last. History will then be taught in schools, although tv companies can keep the memories alive.
How many of us can say what happened in the Boer war, without referring to Michael Cane?
There are very few veterans left, so I think the 80th anniversary will most likely be the last. History will then be taught in schools, although tv companies can keep the memories alive.
How many of us can say what happened in the Boer war, without referring to Michael Cane?
banjo
GOSBTS
Lenny Rider
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That's a 9/10 old boy, very good
SIMMO SAYS
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Zulu wars?
Comrade Sam
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It will all feel a waste of time if Farage becomes an MP.
MattBackHome
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This is nothing new - I well recall my Grandmother, a proud WREN, bemoaning similar national sentiments when she took me along to Pompey to observe during the 40th annual remembrance in the '84. "No one cares anymore, kids don't understand the sacrifices" etc etc. She probably wasn't wrong - my point is that this is nothing new.I read last night on the back of this news that apparently 52% of youngsters aged 18-35 in the UK don't know about D Day or its significance.
Thank god for all the people who fought, and in some cases gave their lives, for freedom and democracy from 1939-45.
The truth is that as a historical subject WW2 is one of the very few periods, along with 1066 and the Tudors, that British kids are absolutely guaranteed to get taught at school. Even within the context of WW2 the war in the Europe probably over indexes in terms of focus. Further, just look at how many books, films and documentaries there are about D-Day and compare that to the pathetic coverage that surrounds Arras, or Alamein, or 7 Years, or Trafalgar, or Boer, or Napoleonic or any other pivotal conflict in the history of the Britain.
I get why the CWGC are pumping out this type of stuff but don't think it really does anyone any favours.
100% agree with your last line though
- Apr 19, 2018
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If you've not seen this it's very, very good - audio interviews with D-Day veterans with modern actors and recreation: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001y65t/dday-the-unheard-tapes-series-1-episode-1
Weststander
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These are priceless. First hand accounts, documented for good.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zlyn
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zlyn
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I'm not sure that the 80th anniversary has the same psychological relevance as the 75th. We tend to work in 25s on these things. In 2019 there was a lot going on. A moving time.
What I was pleased to see was the veterans who are still with us are made a fuss of. And so it should be. I feel for them, they must feel lonely at times.
Very soon there will be none left. And at that point the observation itself will pass. The greatest honour we could pay would be to continue to bring nations together and be mindful of the suffering that war brings to innocent humanity.
The greatest legacy will be one of peace.
My view may be seen as a bit woke and wishy washy so I'll add a video below in a sec that might help. Ken Sturdy RIP
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What I was pleased to see was the veterans who are still with us are made a fuss of. And so it should be. I feel for them, they must feel lonely at times.
Very soon there will be none left. And at that point the observation itself will pass. The greatest honour we could pay would be to continue to bring nations together and be mindful of the suffering that war brings to innocent humanity.
The greatest legacy will be one of peace.
My view may be seen as a bit woke and wishy washy so I'll add a video below in a sec that might help. Ken Sturdy RIP
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Hotchilidog
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Absolutely echo this. Superbly put together and very humbling viewing indeed.
worthingseagull123
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Obviously a number on here might agree with the decision, but given that 80 years ago a large number of Canadian servicemen who were billeted in the town throughout the conflict took part in the Normandy landings (and many didn’t return) I think it’s a decision in retrospect some might come to regret they didn’t mark this historic event.
There’s been actually a monument on the promenade near Grand Avenue in honour of the Worthing based Canadian soldiers for over a decade, and Worthing itself has had many retired servicemen who fought in the operation, Little Nige Erskine’s late father John landed on Sword Beach as an 18 year old.
Without a past you cannot have a future
Idiotic Labour council. What do you expect?
I definitely can’t say what happened but i was part of a team in 1993 ( B Crew) who competed in a competition that loosely resembled the Royal Navy’s contribution to the battle of Ladysmith
You’ll know what i’m talking about….
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Brickwoods or Earls Court?I definitely can’t say what happened but i was part of a team in 1993 ( B Crew) who competed in a competition that loosely resembled the Royal Navy’s contribution to the battle of Ladysmith
Brickwoods, for HMS Dryad, I tried unsuccessfully for the 1996 season Pompey team in the Command Field Gun, the No 1 down at Whale Island at the time was savage !!