"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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Dudley Henriques wrote:

"Big John" wrote in message
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Dudley

It's a shame we don't put more effort in saving some of the historical
places. Briton and some others put time and money in saving their
history for future generations. Makes me ashamed.

Big John


Yeah..it's a shame really. Of course the Brits actually fought their war
right over their heads. The people had, and still have such a high regard
for what happened during the BOB that they are more than willing to
support the historical effort to save the artifacts from the period.
It seems that in our country, a lot of the time developers and
politicians enter into the equation and the artifact goes into a museum
while the real estate where it all happened somehow magically turns into
a shopping mall.
Of course there are exceptions although many times it's the work of
private donors that save a location of historical value to aviation.
Dudley

And with fewer people alive who have any first-hand recollection of WW II,
it will only get worse. Most developers in action today don't remember
the Korean war let alone WW II. What is that old saying about those who
fail to remember history...


Matt

"For over a thousand years Roman conquerors returning from the wars enjoyed
the honor of triumph, a tumultuous parade. In the procession came
trumpeteers, musicians and strange animals from conquered territories,
together with carts laden with treasure and captured armaments. The
conquerors rode in a triumphal chariot, the dazed prisoners walking in
chains before him. Sometimes his children robed in white stood with him in
the chariot or rode the trace horses. A slave stood behind the conqueror
holding a golden crown and whispering in his ear a warning: that all glory
is fleeting."
- Gen. George C. Patton

Dudley Henriques