Jack Harrison RIP

Henry Irving

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iw93REaB3ljiByLT3Zry92PbzGWA

bibble

Very sad, a real hero, the true story of the Great Escape is well worth reading.

RIP

Oggy Red

Although he was 97, a grand age to reach of course - it's also a living link in history that's been lost.

Some of these old fellas need to be befriended, and let them tell their stories.
Buy them a beer, or go visit them - they are often glad of the company.

bibble

Oggy - agreed, did the D-Day 65th last year. Met loads of the vets. At Peggy Bridge met one of the original SAS chaps, Don Baker. Brilliant stories, chatted to him for about 45 mins. Top Bloke.

24 Red

97 years old. Christ, I remember talking to WW1 veterans 'round our way about the horrors of their war. Now they're all gone & it won't be long before the WW2 veterans are gone too.

Lest we forget, eh?

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

What an astonishing life story.

They don't make them like that anymore.