jukel123 9,415 Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/events/remembrance-events/vj-day 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,928 Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago just been watching on the box ,you would have no idea those frail old men went through thank you for your sevice sir , i salute you ..... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,934 Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago Me and all my pals were at the 50th anniversary when they had the big do in London for it……I have to wonder if it will even be a thing in 20 more years for the 100th ? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,928 Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 1 minute ago, WILF said: Me and all my pals were at the 50th anniversary when they had the big do in London for it……I have to wonder if it will even be a thing in 20 more years for the 100th ? this will probebly be the last time for the old boys who were there god bless them. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 48,630 Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago When the last of the veterans has sadly died off...they will put a stop to it...and probably try and rewrite the history books-the BBC will be all over it, Churchill will be played by some wog like Edris Elba,you know how the story goes...so as to pander to the woke brigade 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,934 Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 6 minutes ago, riohog said: this will probebly be the last time for the old boys who were there god bless them. My point was, I wonder how many 20 something year old lads will be there because they feel obligated and connected to what those blokes fought for ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,928 Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 8 minutes ago, WILF said: My point was, I wonder how many 20 something year old lads will be there because they feel obligated and connected to what those blokes fought for ? not many if any ,,, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 9,415 Posted 4 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) Being of a certain vintage I met lots of guys who were part of the war and some were POWs. Any who were held prisoner by the japs were mercilessly beaten, starved and worked till they dropped. None of the guys I met ever achieved acceptance or forgiveness. To a man they were bitter. The japs seem to get a free pass in the way they treated prisoners. Part of their culture people say. They don't like soldiers who surrender and therefore treated them like shit. But they eventually surrendered. Should we have punished the whole nation in the same way we were punished? Culture seems to let a people off the hook. Apparently it's part of the catholic culture to punish sinners by murdering and selling illegitimate children. Part of Islamic culture to coercively control your wife and daughters. Part of gypsy culture to deny your children a proper education. Culture my arse. Its just ignorance and cruelty given a free pass. Edited 1 hour ago by jukel123 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Halfhound 128 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, jukel123 said: Being of a certain vintage I met lots of guys who were part of the war and some were POWs. Any who were held prisoner by the jabs were mercilessly beaten, starved and worked till they dropped. None of the guys I met ever achieved acceptance or forgiveness. To a man they were bitter. The japs seem to get a free pass in the way they treated prisoners. Part of their culture people say. They don't like soldiers who surrender and therefore treated them like shit. But they eventually surrendered. Should we have punished the whole nation in the same way we were punished? Culture seems to let a people off the hook. Apparently it's part of the catholic culture to punish sinners by murdering and selling illegitimate children. Part of Islamic culture to coercively control your wife and daughters. Part of gypsy culture to deny your children a proper education. Culture my arse. It’s just ignorance and cruelty given a free pass. Usually like your posts but you seem bitter about the church. Everyone has their own culture and I know I was brought up catholic and still consider myself one to this day. I get you there was bad things happened but show me people who didn’t do wrongs. Takes all sorts to make a world. You seem like you have it all sussed and the world would be better if everyone lived by your book Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seagull 647 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago I've always wondered this, when will the day be when the World Wars are remembered through the history books. It's a funny old thing history is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,934 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, jukel123 said: Being of a certain vintage I met lots of guys who were part of the war and some were POWs. Any who were held prisoner by the jabs were mercilessly beaten, starved and worked till they dropped. None of the guys I met ever achieved acceptance or forgiveness. To a man they were bitter. The japs seem to get a free pass in the way they treated prisoners. Part of their culture people say. They don't like soldiers who surrender and therefore treated them like shit. But they eventually surrendered. Should we have punished the whole nation in the same way we were punished? Culture seems to let a people off the hook. Apparently it's part of the catholic culture to punish sinners by murdering and selling illegitimate children. Part of Islamic culture to coercively control your wife and daughters. Part of gypsy culture to deny your children a proper education. Culture my arse. Its just ignorance and cruelty given a free pass. Totally agree !…….”ignorance and cruelty given a free pass”…..spot on old grumpy chops, spot on 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,934 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 23 minutes ago, Halfhound said: Usually like your posts but you seem bitter about the church. Everyone has their own culture and I know I was brought up catholic and still consider myself one to this day. I get you there was bad things happened but show me people who didn’t do wrongs. Takes all sorts to make a world. You seem like you have it all sussed and the world would be better if everyone lived by your book It’s a hard one mate, one of the kindest, warm, genuine blokes I knew was a catholic priest and he was my pal…..he knew the score, was realistic. But the flip side is places like the mother and baby homes like near where I live where they are digging up hundreds of discarded infants……that’s pure f***ing wickedness carried out under the cloak of an all powerful church and can’t be excused. My pal used to say to me “Not seen you at church” and I’d say “No, because most of your Christian’s ain’t very Christian” and he would just smile we’d move on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 14,076 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 5 hours ago, WILF said: Me and all my pals were at the 50th anniversary when they had the big do in London for it……I have to wonder if it will even be a thing in 20 more years for the 100th ? Lest WE forget! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,934 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago My old man’s regiment got sent to Burma, but he had already been captured in Belgium with the BEF before that…..not so much a lucky escape as just a different type of shit. Anyway, my old man and his pal before they got sent to France and me and my pals on VJ Day 50th anniversary in London 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 14,076 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) It's a hard explain what our grandfathers and grandmothers went through when you look at the state of the state right now and ask them to honour the dead and fallen of the past who gave their lives so that we could have ours. We as a union and as a continent have allowed their sacrifice to become no more than a footnote. Not in my house! Edited 2 hours ago by mushroom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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