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Sao I watched a documentary on it last week. It was so shocking, I had no idea. It had lots of footage of the servicemen, might be interesting for you to watch. I think it was on Iplayer. |
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Originally Posted by saoutchik
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My dad was one of those people, he thought the Navy would be better than the Army and was really excited about going to the south Pacific. They were given cheap sunglasses and told to cover their eyes with their hands. He said it didn't do much good as you could see the bones in them. |
Originally Posted by saoutchik
(Post 7443815)
My dad was one of those people, he thought the Navy would be better than the Army and was really excited about going to the south Pacific. They were given cheap sunglasses and told to cover their eyes with their hands. He said it didn't do much good as you could see the bones in them. Oh my, I am so sorry that your Dad was sent there, Sao. An atrocity. |
My dad was in the RAF, WWII, he was a navigator in a tail gunner and did 28 runs. Which was apparently a lot to survive. |
I am sad that the forum has changed. Its not the same. :28: |
so long as it works, I don't care if it looks a bit different. https://media2.giphy.com/media/xULW8...fCw/source.gif the people are the same still Kaily. :) yesterday was nice - I went OUT, I did STUFF. who knows, in a day or two, I might get to TALK TO PEOPLE. ;) edit: all seems to be working now - yay |
Morning Weekenders <div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Kaily, I’m sure it’ll ball get sorted out eventually. I’m happy they didn’t have to close the site down while they did the work. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Sunny morning here again, I think it’s going to be a nice day. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Take care, stay safe. xxxx</div> |
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