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The Year Of The Fox

11/11/11

By The Year Of The Fox, in General Chat

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James.

James.

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Pissed off that my work didn't announce anything. All it needs is a fire bell or a PA announcement. I think it's hugely important that everyone, without fail, observes this silence and remembers, in particular, those that lost their lives in the two World Wars. Chokes me up just thinking about the bravery and sacrifice made by millions and the grace and dignity of those that were lucky enough to survive and tell their tales today.

I'll do my own 2 minute silence later.

Reynard Bleu

Reynard Bleu

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What's an old Tom?

What Division were the Leicesters in?

Don't know if anyone watched This Morning just now, but the dignity of those two vets was heartbreaking.

The only way we will ever repay them is to ensure we do everything we can to live our lives like they do theirs. Dignity, respect, unselfishness, and unassuming. I would hate myself if a vet looked at me and shook their head wondering, 'why did I bother?'

1st Leicesters were part of the 49th Division - the 'Polar Bears' . Earlier Leicester Battalion fought as part of Wingate's Chindits in Burma.

Never heard of Tommy Atkins?

Finnegan

Finnegan

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Here in this graveyard that's still no man's land,

The countless white crosses in mute witness stand,

To man's blind indifference to his fellow man,

And a whole generation who were butchered and damned.

Zingari

Zingari

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And I can't help but wonder, no Willie McBride,

Do all those who lie here know why they died?

Did you really believe them when they told you "The Cause?"

Did you really believe that this war would end wars?

Well the suffering, the sorrow, the glory, the shame

The killing, the dying, it was all done in vain,

For Willie McBride, it all happened again,

And again, and again, and again, and again.

:(

davieG

davieG

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Thought it was only one year?

Well if you're going to nit pick it was sometime in 1960 to some point in 1962, One calendar year but probably more than 12 months.

1 or 2 it doesn't really matter the point is still theredunno.gif

The Year Of The Fox

The Year Of The Fox

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Well if you're going to nit pick it was sometime in 1960 to some point in 1962, One calendar year but probably more than 12 months.

1 or 2 it doesn't really matter the point is still theredunno.gif

I wasn't being pedantic. I was questioning my own source.

Is it weird I stood on my own in my lounge to observe the fallen?

Me too lol

Zingari

Zingari

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I think we should give a thought to those who suffered during the 2 minutes silence .

It was fookin agony for my missus

Raj

Raj

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I was at home wiv the wife and 3 year old daughter watching the news.

I made my daughter stand quietly for a whole 2 mins (think I deserve a medal for that!)

She didnt have a clue what was going on but the girl done good.

Trying to keep the Mrs quiet for 2 mins was another thing tho.....only joking!!!(before i get lambasted!!!)

Respect!

Raj

Raj

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Jesus Raj, she's 3? Time flies.

Tell me about it Rich......its gonna be 2 years next week since my Brother died!!

Time waits for no man!!!

x

Reynard Bleu

Reynard Bleu

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No afraid I've not...

TOMMY

by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)

I went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o' beer,

The publican 'e up an' sez, "We serve no red-coats here."

The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an' giggled fit to die,

I outs into the street again an' to myself sez I:

O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away";

But it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play,

The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,

O it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play.

I went into a theatre as sober as could be,

They gave a drunk civilian room, but 'adn't none for me;

They sent me to the gallery or round the music-'alls,

But when it comes to fightin', Lord! they'll shove me in the stalls!

For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, wait outside";

But it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide,

The troopship's on the tide, my boys, the troopship's on the tide,

O it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide.

Yes, makin' mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep

Is cheaper than them uniforms, an' they're starvation cheap;

An' hustlin' drunken soldiers when they're goin' large a bit

Is five times better business than paradin' in full kit.

Then it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, 'ow's yer soul?"

But it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll,

The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll,

O it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll.

We aren't no thin red 'eroes, nor we aren't no blackguards too,

But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you;

An' if sometimes our conduck isn't all your fancy paints,

Why, single men in barricks don't grow into plaster saints;

While it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, fall be'ind",

But it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind,

There's trouble in the wind, my boys, there's trouble in the wind,

O it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind.

You talk o' better food for us, an' schools, an' fires, an' all:

We'll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational.

Don't mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face

The Widow's Uniform is not the soldier-man's disgrace.

For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck him out, the brute!"

But it's "Saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot;

An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please;

An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool -- you bet that Tommy sees!

Head Honcho

Head Honcho

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I'll be at home. Sleeping though.

Same here, fast asleep I was................although my missus will swear blind I was snoring :unsure:

Usually I work days and we have a 2 minutes silence on the 11th and also on the Sunday.

I'm usually at the door explaining this to people that are too ignorant to realise what time it is.

If i'm out and about around the time of the 2 minutes silence I usually make a point of being somewhere, where I can observe the silence,

You wouldn't believe the ignorance of some people.

Head Honcho

Head Honcho

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I was at home wiv the wife and 3 year old daughter watching the news.

I made my daughter stand quietly for a whole 2 mins (think I deserve a medal for that!)

She didnt have a clue what was going on but the girl done good.

Trying to keep the Mrs quiet for 2 mins was another thing tho.....only joking!!!(before i get lambasted!!!)

Respect!

:crylaugh:

Head Honcho

Head Honcho

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What's an old Tom?

What Division were the Leicesters in?

Don't know if anyone watched This Morning just now, but the dignity of those two vets was heartbreaking.

The only way we will ever repay them is to ensure we do everything we can to live our lives like they do theirs. Dignity, respect, unselfishness, and unassuming. I would hate myself if a vet looked at me and shook their head wondering, 'why did I bother?'

Great sentence.

Something along these lines should be painted above every classroom door.

I am Rod Hull

I am Rod Hull

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1st Leicesters were part of the 49th Division - the 'Polar Bears' . Earlier Leicester Battalion fought as part of Wingate's Chindits in Burma.

Never heard of Tommy Atkins?

I had a argument debate with a bloke at work about the origins of our soldiers being called Tommy and he said it was because we used the American Thompson gun (tommy gun)...

But i knew Tommy was around well before that gun was...

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