Happy Evacuation Day!

August · 03-17-11, 10:13 PM

Happy Evacuation Day!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuat...ssachusetts%29

krashkart · 03-17-11, 10:37 PM

I learn something new every day.

TorpX · 03-17-11, 10:51 PM

Very interesting. I never heard of this before.

Gargamel · 03-18-11, 12:09 AM

oh thought you meant Tokyo.....

Sailor Steve · 03-18-11, 12:29 AM

Cool! I was had not heard of the holiday either.

Betonov · 03-18-11, 03:14 AM

The evacuation of an ocupational force is a big event for a nation gaining independence. We have a similar event on the 25th and 26th october when the last troops of the Yugoslav army were evacuated from Slovenia.

So, how do you celebrate, pick some poor buggers, dress them in red and kick them towards city limits ??

PhantomLord · 03-18-11, 04:46 AM

Something new every day

Never thought there´s a celebration or holiday of an evacuation...

Maybe there´s an evacuation holiday week in far future? From 26th May to 3rd June... (Dunkirk 1940)

(sorry couldnt resist)

papa_smurf · 03-18-11, 05:19 AM

You just had to bring it up......were trying to forget that day

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PhantomLord · 03-18-11, 05:35 AM

Sorry... i dont wanted to bring such feelings up. It was a flash in my mind that forces me to write this without thinking about.

I deeply respect the bad feelings about this time and ask pardon for touching this sore spot.

Dowly · 03-18-11, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

So, how do you celebrate, pick some poor buggers, dress them in red and kick them towards city limits ??

August · 03-18-11, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betonov

The evacuation of an ocupational force is a big event for a nation gaining independence. We have a similar event on the 25th and 26th october when the last troops of the Yugoslav army were evacuated from Slovenia.

So, how do you celebrate, pick some poor buggers, dress them in red and kick them towards city limits ??

Naw, that's on Patriots day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriots%27_Day

Bilge_Rat · 03-18-11, 09:35 AM

there used to be one for New York also:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_Day_(New_York)

although it should really be called "Day when Her Majesty's Royal Army was kind enough to leave on their own accord"

August · 03-18-11, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

there used to be one for New York also:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_Day_(New_York)

although it should really be called "Day when Her Majesty's Royal Army was kind enough to leave on their own accord"

Copy cat.

STEED · 03-18-11, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by papa_smurf

You just had to bring it up......were trying to forget that day

.

In the words of Clarkson..."Relax".

nikimcbee · 03-18-11, 12:28 PM

Your welcome August. So did you get a day off?

On a side note, too bad Jim and Steed didn't make it to the last subsim meeting. We were going to have a special ceremony for you.

Quote:

The 11-month siege of Boston ended when the Continental Army, under the command of George Washington, fortified Dorchester Heights in early March 1776 with cannons captured at Ticonderoga. British General William Howe, whose garrison and navy were threatened by these positions, was forced to decide between attack and retreat. To prevent what could have been a repeat of the Battle of Bunker Hill, Howe decided to retreat, withdrawing from Boston to Nova Scotia on March 17.

And McBee's fought in that Battle.

We checked it out at the last meet (a quick hike to Bunker Hill)

03-17-11, 10:13 PM	#1
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Happy Evacuation Day! Happy Evacuation Day! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuat...ssachusetts%29 __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	oh thought you meant Tokyo..... __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Cool! I was had not heard of the holiday either. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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PhantomLord XO Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 408 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Something new every day Never thought there´s a celebration or holiday of an evacuation... Maybe there´s an evacuation holiday week in far future? From 26th May to 3rd June... (Dunkirk 1940) (sorry couldnt resist) __________________ ~^~ War does not determine who is right - only who is left. ~^~

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TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	Very interesting. I never heard of this before.

03-18-11, 03:14 AM	#6
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	The evacuation of an ocupational force is a big event for a nation gaining independence. We have a similar event on the 25th and 26th october when the last troops of the Yugoslav army were evacuated from Slovenia. So, how do you celebrate, pick some poor buggers, dress them in red and kick them towards city limits ??

03-18-11, 05:19 AM	#8
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	You just had to bring it up......were trying to forget that day. __________________

03-18-11, 05:35 AM	#9
PhantomLord XO Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 408 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Sorry... i dont wanted to bring such feelings up. It was a flash in my mind that forces me to write this without thinking about. I deeply respect the bad feelings about this time and ask pardon for touching this sore spot. __________________ ~^~ War does not determine who is right - only who is left. ~^~

03-18-11, 09:35 AM	#12
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	there used to be one for New York also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_Day_(New_York) although it should really be called "Day when Her Majesty's Royal Army was kind enough to leave on their own accord" __________________