Veterans

XXi · 02-15-07, 10:18 PM

Salute to all veterans ! It`s so sad to see how they pass away, one after another. The divisions became battalions, companies became teams

On the other hand, in almoust complete silence, last living WWI veterans are passing away. There are the very last of them - for now, only about 60 are still among us, and they all are well above 100, like the last living founder member of RAF, Mr Henry Allingham, 110. Or Harry Patch, the last British soldier who actuall fought in the trench.
Just two weeks ago died Mr Robert Meier - the oldest German, aged 109, who served in the Western Front as an infantryman since 1915. He met Henry Allingham in England, in October 2006.
In the last year, over eighty have passed away while at the dawn of the century there were thousands of them. Would anyone care ?

02-15-07, 10:18 PM	#18
XXi Ensign Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Warsaw, Poland / Nagoya, Japan Posts: 227 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Salute to all veterans ! It`s so sad to see how they pass away, one after another. The divisions became battalions, companies became teams On the other hand, in almoust complete silence, last living WWI veterans are passing away. There are the very last of them - for now, only about 60 are still among us, and they all are well above 100, like the last living founder member of RAF, Mr Henry Allingham, 110. Or Harry Patch, the last British soldier who actuall fought in the trench. Just two weeks ago died Mr Robert Meier - the oldest German, aged 109, who served in the Western Front as an infantryman since 1915. He met Henry Allingham in England, in October 2006. In the last year, over eighty have passed away while at the dawn of the century there were thousands of them. Would anyone care ? __________________ lasciate ogni speranza... voi, chi entrate