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Post by mossie on Jan 8, 2019 17:27:47 GMT
I was most surprised to see this old thread resurface. As a result I have just spent the last couple of hours ploughing through the EHS website. I had met one of the leading lights and he has incorporated the results of our discussion in the website. I also remember Derek Boughton, who is a prominent member. Their website is well worth looking at as it gives a unique glimpse into England as it used to be.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 8, 2019 17:49:42 GMT
Don't they have the most wonderful and complete website?! You are so right that it is worth perusal by anyone interested in history. Very cool to know that it incorporates input from you!
I was so happy to go through your great thread again. You may be pleased to know that a picture from it and a link to this thread are now at the top of Elham Historical Society's Facebook Page feed.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 8, 2019 20:55:26 GMT
Incidentally my Dad thoght WWII the most exciting thing he had been through but my mother hated to hear him speak about it.
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Post by questa on Feb 20, 2022 4:25:09 GMT
The "Warrior" stage of development is a hard act to follow for many men. They are at their prime and the further along the time line the more expansive they seem to get . There are those who become addicted to the danger and run on adrenalin. Some fall for the thrill of being "in the know" or planning committee fodder. All are at the peak of sexual power, they think they are 10 feet tall and bullet-proof. Coming home is a culture shock. It takes a lot of courage to see you are as tall as anyone else. Here is where the soldier is more at risk than in operations. I can understand Mrs Mossie getting cross, She had to stay home and fret about where and how you were, while you are gallivanting around sight seeing.
The strongest links are the Brothers in Arms and as the warrior ages these ties get stronger. It gets so that some groups will only admit those who were there It is a hard time for some, but it happens.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 21, 2022 2:24:22 GMT
It was Mick who posted about his mother not liking his father to talk about his WWII experiences.
Mossie was still a child during WWII.
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