View Single Post
  #5  
Old July 1st 03, 10:31 PM
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 20:50:36 +0100, Greg Hennessy
wrote:

If you want to discuss something, talk about the "impotence" of my
relatives who were fighting the war long before you arrived on the
scene. Eight times to Berlin.

How many times did you do that?


He sure as hell wasn't freezing the ******** off himself on artic convoys
as my maternal grandfather was.


Funnily enough the old boy had plenty of time for other people and
their experiences, and thought his worth passing on in writing - I've
got them in front of me now, although it's a shame he didn't leave
more.

I have nothing but respect for anybody who did the Murmansk run. Did
he record anything about his experiences? Time passes and the
memories pass away as they do.

Gavin Bailey

--

"...this level of misinformation suggests some Americans may be
avoiding having an experience of cognitive dissonance."
- 'Poll shows errors in beliefs on Iraq, 9/11'
The Charlotte Observer, 20th June 2003