The World's Oldest Man & One of the Last World War I Veterans, Henry Allingham, Dies

Biggles · 07-18-09, 05:37 AM

Oh dear, so it finally was his turn to move on. I've read about him a great number of times, you almost get the feeling that he just couldn't die.

When asked about the secret of long life, he apparently said:

"I don't know, but I would say be as good as you possibly can."

That is some great words from a great man.

May you rest in peace.

This article on Wikipedia suggest that another tommy from the war, Harry Patch, died today, but I can't find any real information about it, just what it says at the top. Anyone knows anything?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Patch

07-18-09, 05:37 AM	#2
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Oh dear, so it finally was his turn to move on. I've read about him a great number of times, you almost get the feeling that he just couldn't die. When asked about the secret of long life, he apparently said: "I don't know, but I would say be as good as you possibly can." That is some great words from a great man. May you rest in peace. This article on Wikipedia suggest that another tommy from the war, Harry Patch, died today, but I can't find any real information about it, just what it says at the top. Anyone knows anything? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Patch __________________

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