Popular Post Lets go 55 2,136 Posted June 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2019 Don't know if this should be in here, watching this just now brings a lump to the throat .If it wasn't for these brave men and women and the ones who paid the ultimate sacrifice where would be now. How galling that the leader of the SNP should be on that stage.A women who wants to break up this Great Country and to achieve her aim she is willing to court the votes of those who hate everything about it. Ask yourself who's side would they be on and the answer would again be the wrong side just like their forefathers in both world wars sided with the enemy. Her and her ilk are quite happy to see plastic paramilitaries march through the streets of the towns and cities of Scotland declaring their allegiance to a foreign State, their hatred of Great Britain and their love in with the new new IRA or whatever their calling themselves. The Enemy within indeed. Kick them Out. BLUEDIGNITY, Orange and Blue, its_an_extender and 5 others 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopsleftboot 5,512 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Who's going to say it.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jimfanciesthedude 24,540 Posted June 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2019 18 minutes ago, coopsleftboot said: Who's going to say it.... No one hopefully, its the off season and today is a highly important day in history, Spliffy, ianb1547, its_an_extender and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ForeverAndEver 71,482 Posted June 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2019 23 minutes ago, Jimbeamjunior said: No one hopefully, its the off season and today is a highly important day in history, Absolutely no need for the SNP pish though. LaudrupsPatrickBoots, Inigo, Scottywellhousetb and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Inigo 32,526 Posted June 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2019 Pathetic stuff. Show some dignified respect towards the fallen and leave it at that. Not the day for that pish. LaudrupsPatrickBoots, Zetland, siddiqi_drinker and 7 others 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaudrupsPatrickBoots 13,510 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 It absolutely shouldn't be in here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thermopylae 15,286 Posted June 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2019 Sometimes you just have to say thank you ... imagine flying over a blacked out occupied Europe full of ack ack and night fighters in one of these Stoorie, Courtyard Bear, HG5 and 9 others 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Dude 20,026 Posted June 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, Thermopylae said: Sometimes you just have to say thank you ... imagine flying over a blacked out occupied Europe full of ack ack and night fighters in one of these Thats one thing, some bollocks needed to being one of the boys who landed early on the 6th in a wooden glider. Blumhoilann, Iggy666, Scottywellhousetb and 3 others 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,286 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, The Dude said: Thats one thing, some bollocks needed to being one of the boys who landed early on the 6th in a wooden glider. And they all just got on with it back in those days no psychologists or shrinks couches The Dude, HG5 and Blumhoilann 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Just now, Thermopylae said: And they all just got on with it back in those days no psychologists or shrinks couches I went over to Normandy about 15 years ago and done a lot of the tours. Just an incredible place. Can only imagine what it was like on D-Day. One of my great uncles landed and was killed a few days later. The war cemeteries are just unreal. The big American one in particular is just something else. HG5, Blumhoilann and siddiqi_drinker 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Inigo 32,526 Posted June 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2019 22 minutes ago, Thermopylae said: Sometimes you just have to say thank you ... imagine flying over a blacked out occupied Europe full of ack ack and night fighters in one of these My old gramps did exactly that on D-Day. As he flew back from bombing the Merville-Franceville battery he saw the armada on it's way from his turret. Old boy died last year. His log book entry from that day... SteveEarle, theblueoysterbar, Paulbrian11 and 21 others 24 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Just now, Inigo said: My old gramps did exactly that on D-Day. As he flew back from bombing the Merville-Franceville battery he saw the armada on it's way from his turret. His log book entry from that day... I've wandered around that very battery and stood in bomb craters quite possibly caused by your granda BookWorm and Inigo 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,526 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, The Dude said: I've wandered around that very battery and stood in bomb craters quite possibly caused by your granda The easy time, as he called it. Virtually no opposition in comparison with his earlier service. It was the boys in the sea he felt for that day. He had an easy D-Day (it's all relative obv). I've never been. Will go some day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Just now, Inigo said: The easy time, as he called it. Virtually no opposition in comparison with his earlier service. It was the boys in the sea he felt for at that time. He had an easy D-Day (it's all relative obv). I've never been. Will go some day. It's incredible. We stayed just next to the battery at Cabourg (iirc). I'm a bit obsessed with D-Day. The entire operation just blows me away and I'd tell absolutely anyone that you need to go. I was only 17 and went with the cadets but want to go again as a proper adult and with a bit more freedom to go off exploring on my own. Wandering about these quaint wee villages that still have AA guns in position, bullet-scarred buildings and massive half-destroyed bunkers on the beach is an incredible sight to see. What really blew me away was that we went to all five beaches and me and a couple of mates all tried to run from the waterline up to somewhere we could be reasonably protected. We were all fit 17-year-olds and were fucked. And that was without carrying gear and doing it in trainers and shorts. And without nazis trying to kill us. How any soldier managed it is beyond me. Blumhoilann, SteveEarle and Inigo 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VERITAS VOS LIBREBETS 3,321 Posted June 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2019 These great men and women gave their all to defend and keep Britain united. That wee cunt sturgeon is disgracing their memory and service by trying to do what hitler could not. its_an_extender, BLUEDIGNITY, LiverpoolBlue and 5 others 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2nd Flute 14,036 Posted June 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2019 4 hours ago, ForeverAndEver said: Absolutely no need for the SNP pish though. Have to disagree bud, the snp thought a German invasion would help their cause, and openly called for Scots not to join up,they are dirty bastards,fuckin scum. SonOfLuther, VERITAS VOS LIBREBETS, Blumhoilann and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverAndEver 71,482 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, 2nd Flute said: Have to disagree bud, the snp thought a German invasion would help their cause, and openly called for Scots not to join up,they are dirty bastards,fuckin scum. Another time and day for that mate, not today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd Flute 14,036 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 14 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said: Another time and day for that mate, not today. Fair enough mate 👍 ForeverAndEver 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post siddiqi_drinker 14,635 Posted June 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2019 immense respect to the two British paratroopers jumping at 95 and 97 years old -- fucking amazing LegendofCoop, Scottywellhousetb, theblueoysterbar and 12 others 15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post born a blue nose 90,770 Posted June 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2019 Been lucky enough to look down the turrets, walk the trenches and visit the graves in Normandy. Never been so humbled in my life and will take the respect I have for our heroes to my grave. Sparkle, its_an_extender, theredhandofNewcastle and 8 others 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd Flute 14,036 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, siddiqi_drinker said: immense respect to the two British paratroopers jumping at 95 and 97 years old -- fucking amazing Just watched that on the news mate, amazing Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddiqi_drinker 14,635 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, 2nd Flute said: Just watched that on the news mate, amazing the first thing the old gentleman dd after landing was to put on his Parachute Reg. beret HM The Queen was specifically magnificent today especially when she spoke about the "resilient generation - her generation." - GTSQ Felt rather humbled watching that today. Blumhoilann and 2nd Flute 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LiverpoolBlue 1,395 Posted June 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2019 57 minutes ago, The Dude said: It's incredible. We stayed just next to the battery at Cabourg (iirc). I'm a bit obsessed with D-Day. The entire operation just blows me away and I'd tell absolutely anyone that you need to go. I was only 17 and went with their yP cadets but want to go again as a proper adult and with a bit more freedom to go off exploring on my own. Wandering about these quaint wee villages that still have AA guns in position, bullet-scarred buildings and massive half-destroyed bunkers on the beach is an incredible sight to see. What really blew me away was that we went to all five beaches and me and a couple of mates all tried to run from the waterline up to somewhere we could be reasonably protected. We were all fit 17-year-olds and were fucked. And that was without carrying gear and doing it in trainers and shorts. And without nazis trying to kill us. How any soldier managed it is beyond me. During my time in the Royal Navy. Managed to see what was left of WW1 trenches, the huge cemeteries in Belgium, but what really hit me was the last post, played every night 24/7 at the Menin Gate in Ypres. So I can easily imagine the horrors on these beaches barely 30 years later 2nd Flute, Blumhoilann, siddiqi_drinker and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd Flute 14,036 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, siddiqi_drinker said: the first thing the old gentleman dd after landing was to put on his Parachute Reg. beret HM The Queen was specifically magnificent today especially when she spoke about the "resilient generation - her generation." - GTSQ Felt rather humbled watching that today. Same mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle 53,584 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 5 hours ago, Lets go 55 said: Don't know if this should be in here, watching this just now brings a lump to the throat .If it wasn't for these brave men and women and the ones who paid the ultimate sacrifice where would be now. Agreed. The stories they were telling and the humble pride they had in being there today was really emotional for me. The event itself was awesome, HM standing to applaud the old soldier who told his story......I seemed to get something in my eye... Oh and well done the Royal British legion for looking after them and laying on the boat etc - amazing job LiverpoolBlue, Bears r us and Blumhoilann 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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