Simoman 110 Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Some good points, personally i tend to think 70 years the ago the average man in the street was more man than todays counterpart....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest thebigdog Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Some good points, personally i tend to think 70 years the ago the average man in the street was more man than todays counterpart....... too fooking right, couldnt see a lad from that generation sitting on facebook all day talking about their emotions, with straightend hair, wearing skinny jeans and eye liner. it's sad what the human race is becoming. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marshman 7,758 Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 I agree most men and women from back then were made from different stuff . My own grandfather lost his father at the age of 11 and had to leave school to go to work . To feed his younger brothers and sister , then when the ww2 started he joined up. He was about 19 by then , compare that to most 19 year olds of today!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenny14 656 Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Some good points, personally i tend to think 70 years the ago the average man in the street was more man than todays counterpart....... You're probably spot on there. And to me, anyone who fought through WW2 and the horror and hardship that went with it, is a hero. The same goes for the lads in the Falklands, Iraq and Afghan too, I've nothing but respect for them. Saving private Ryan really made me glad I never had to endure anything like that. The series 'Pacific' showed how war changes ordinary people too. One of the scenes which sticks in my mind is when a taxi driver (who'd been in the European theatre) refused to take payment from the Marine, and said that he'd had it good compared to those in the Pacific, and at least they'd got R&R in England and France, whereas the Marines in the Pacific were away for the best part of four years, and saw some of the worst atrocities of the war. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenny14 656 Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 I agree most men and women from back then were made from different stuff . My own grandfather lost his father at the age of 11 and had to leave school to go to work . To feed his younger brothers and sister , then when the ww2 started he joined up. He was about 19 by then , compare that to most 19 year olds of today!! Spot on! My father left a secured occupation to volunteer for the navy, and spent up to six months at a time never seeing daylight, as he was on a destroyer escorting the arctic convoys. He hardly ever spoke in detail about his experiences, but he was always determined that no Son of his should ever have to experience what he'd gone through. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Buch 145 Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 I think people dont give this day and age enough credit. I mean that with the greatest respect to ALL veterans. In my eyes war hasnt changed over the years, only the methods of waging war. Young lads (and lasses) have shown emmense bravery through out history, weather you in a cavalry charge down a valley into massed cannons, walking with bayonettes fixed across no mans land, forcing your way up a beach, running up a south atlantic hillside into machine gun positions or walking down a dusty path you know has bombs underneath designed to remove you of your limbs, bollocks or life. Also i dont think you lads on here give yourselves enough credit, 99% of people in these situations step up to the plate. Its human nature. People do it for differant reasons but people always do it. You also cant write some one off cause they wear skinny jeans (not that i do ), trackies or a rasta hat. Again people from all walks of life step up and take the hit. Then again some people do extra ordinary things and they are made of something else but again this has happened for ever and will continue to happen forever. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,602 Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 I think people dont give this day and age enough credit. I mean that with the greatest respect to ALL veterans. In my eyes war hasnt changed over the years, only the methods of waging war. Young lads (and lasses) have shown emmense bravery through out history, weather you in a cavalry charge down a valley into massed cannons, walking with bayonettes fixed across no mans land, forcing your way up a beach, running up a south atlantic hillside into machine gun positions or walking down a dusty path you know has bombs underneath designed to remove you of your limbs, bollocks or life. Also i dont think you lads on here give yourselves enough credit, 99% of people in these situations step up to the plate. Its human nature. People do it for differant reasons but people always do it. You also cant write some one off cause they wear skinny jeans (not that i do ), trackies or a rasta hat. Again people from all walks of life step up and take the hit. Then again some people do extra ordinary things and they are made of something else but again this has happened for ever and will continue to happen forever. Interesting points ............... Still think id shit my drawers though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BunnyBolter 16 Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 james bond films were bad yet they made loads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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