Guest guest Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 advaitajnana , " Tony OClery " <aoclery wrote: > > Namaste All, > > This is the day to remember the other victims of war...the servicemen. > > Many members of my family served and in fact volunteered, as they > weren't called up, being Irish. > > My late father volunteered for Abyssinia and served in the Indian > Army as an officer on the North West Frontier, and in Egypt. > > My Uncle Mick was on the first group to hit the beaches in Normandy > on D-Day, he was a sergeant in the Irish Guards, and is in his > nineties to day, still has the wounds. Other uncles fought all the > way through Europs. > > Part of my family was living in England at the time and her partner > or fiance was killed and I remember this well and how it affected > her, for she helped raise me. > > His listing in the Victoria Cross is here. http://www.greenhowards.org.uk/html-files/vcgc-weston.htm > > > Tony O'Clery. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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