D Day Vet goes AWOL

Post by **MrsGreeny** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 8:18 am

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-27735086

Much respect...

Post by **Thebusofwoe** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 9:04 am

What an amazing man. Massive respect for what they went through

Post by **MrsGreeny** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 9:13 am

My Great Granddad landed on Juno Beach with the Canadians. He survived... He has been gone 11 years now. This is Gangsta!

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 12:09 pm

wow Mrs G he looks young in that pic must have been around 18 or 19 I guess and the old guy gets my respect not only for his service but for the fact he still has life in him and the spirit to get out there and do what he wants to

Post by **MrsGreeny** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 12:25 pm

mercutio wrote:wow Mrs G he looks young in that pic must have been around 18 or 19 I guess and the old guy gets my respect not only for his service but for the fact he still has life in him and the spirit to get out there and do what he wants to

He was about 21 there. And hell yeah! #fighterforlife

Post by **paul bristol uk** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 8:36 pm

I have a great deal of respect for this man(and all the others who took part in the world greatest invasion) I feel that the home he is in not only should have accompanied him but also paid for the trip.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 9:01 pm

I think they would have accompanied him if they knew he was going not even his missus knew

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 10:34 pm

Good lad, keeping it real

Top respect to him.