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The fading finest hour?!

Discussion in 'WWII Today' started by GRW, Aug 19, 2010.

  1. GRW

    GRW Pillboxologist WW2|ORG Editor

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    I was actually shocked when I read the shop assistant's comment near the bottom. :eek:
    "While memories of the Battle of Britain remain fresh in the minds of The Few who flew, and the staff who supported them, veterans fear its significance could soon be forgotten by others."
    BBC News - A fading finest hour?
     
  2. C.Evans

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    Thats quite sad indeed. I sure wish that these folks would start putting their memories down on parper and or print ti out before its all lost to the ages.
     
  3. ULITHI

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    In College, during an intro-American history class, I had to explain to a girl sitting behind me what the Pearl Harbor attack was about right before we took a test dealing with the war. :mad:
     

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