D-DAY Commemoration
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D-DAY Commemoration
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day, I have the honour to salute the memory of the thousands British and Allied soldiers who sacrificed their youth to liberate France, with a particular and respectful affection for those who rest in Normandy ground.
Robert Chombart
Normandy
Robert Chombart
Normandy
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70 years. Our radio covered the original event with hour by hour news updates and other articles, it is so important that people do not forget.
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Duke of Edinburgh - in uniform.
Prince of Wales - in uniform.
Duke of York (in Canada) - in uniform.
Prince William - in civvies. Why? He is on the RAF retired list and as a member of the Royal Family will never "leave" the services, surely it would have been more appropriate.
Prince of Wales - in uniform.
Duke of York (in Canada) - in uniform.
Prince William - in civvies. Why? He is on the RAF retired list and as a member of the Royal Family will never "leave" the services, surely it would have been more appropriate.
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He doesn't have enough bling - a small rack of gongs just wont do old boy!Polchraine wrote: Prince William - in civvies. Why? He is on the RAF retired list and as a member of the Royal Family will never "leave" the services, surely it would have been more appropriate.
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"The trouble with quotes on the internet is that it's difficult to discern whether or not they are genuine." - Abraham Lincoln
Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
God loves stupid people, that is why he made so many of them.
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DL. wrote:He doesn't have enough bling - a small rack of gongs just wont do old boy!Polchraine wrote: Prince William - in civvies. Why? He is on the RAF retired list and as a member of the Royal Family will never "leave" the services, surely it would have been more appropriate.
He has a few:
QE II Diamond
QE II Golden
Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG)
Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT)
And he hold ranks in all three services: RN, Army and RAF.
"The trouble with quotes on the internet is that it's difficult to discern whether or not they are genuine." - Abraham Lincoln
Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
God loves stupid people, that is why he made so many of them.
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As much as I approve of the Commemoration, I feel it was at least 20 years too late.....if not 50 years too late!!
When I first went over in 1990 or so, we were the ONLY ones in uniform....zero official military presence....just us & the veterans; sadly, most of those veterans that I go to know well are no longer around.
They should have honoured the men, not the distant memory of what they did
PLUS: The Normandy campaign was a 70+ day affair.
If anyone wants to see something of the real Normandy, track the progress inland & visit one of the smaller villages on THEIR liberation day festival.
When I first went over in 1990 or so, we were the ONLY ones in uniform....zero official military presence....just us & the veterans; sadly, most of those veterans that I go to know well are no longer around.
They should have honoured the men, not the distant memory of what they did
PLUS: The Normandy campaign was a 70+ day affair.
If anyone wants to see something of the real Normandy, track the progress inland & visit one of the smaller villages on THEIR liberation day festival.
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saddler wrote:As much as I approve of the Commemoration, I feel it was at least 20 years too late.....if not 50 years too late!!
When I first went over in 1990 or so, we were the ONLY ones in uniform....zero official military presence....just us & the veterans; sadly, most of those veterans that I go to know well are no longer around.
They should have honoured the men, not the distant memory of what they did
PLUS: The Normandy campaign was a 70+ day affair.
If anyone wants to see something of the real Normandy, track the progress inland & visit one of the smaller villages on THEIR liberation day festival.
I watched the Normandy '44 documentary last night - 77 days although Montgomery had planned on 90 days.
"The trouble with quotes on the internet is that it's difficult to discern whether or not they are genuine." - Abraham Lincoln
Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
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Those images really show how easy it is to forget the immense sacrifices made.
Made so we can enjoy our freedom.
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