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Same thing could be seen in Moscow for their Victory day Parade. At least the UK one was more about remembrance were as the Russians Tanks, Missile carriers and other military hardware on show. Meanwhile Russia still killing innocent civillians in Ukranie. If it had not been for the Russian Convoys the and the sacrifice made by thousands of Seamen Russia may well not have had the tools to do the job.
The history of WW2 for the people of UK is still strong i many minds, one hops that this continues even when all of that era are gone.
To forget would destroy all the good done by those brave souls who gave the ultimate so we who remained benefit from their actions.
Parades such as VE day help to keep that most important memory alive, long may it remain so.
Yes the Prime Minister paid homage to all the brave souls and thanked them for service, whilst at the same time taking away their winter fuel allowance, hypocritical barsteward!:banghead:Quote:
Originally Posted by happy daze john in oz
While we should never forget those who fought and died for our freedom the buildup leading to VE Day & VJ day is becoming more and more commercialised. Getting to be the same as Easter and Christmas.
The Royal British Legion is a business now last salary details I can find for the CEO £150/160 thousand a year plus Pension perks that Salary is for the year 2020, I am sure it will have increased over the last 5 years as well.
The RBL tried to block the Merchant Navy from the service of Remembrance in 2015, it was only down to the fact that the them PM Cameron told them the MN Vets had to be included.
I still buy my poppy and wear it with pride. The RBL is like the RNLI, just another business coining it in and paying the CEO mega bucks.
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Originally Posted by James Curry
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Had many a fight with the RBL about including the Red Ensign at Remembrance Services and won. Way back (1956) I happened to be on leave at the same time as my father and he (ex MN- military and again MN) said lets go to the RBL for a drink, they said he could go in but I couldn't, I had just come back from the Suez invasion. He never set foot in another RBL
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I stopped giving money to the RNLI when they started giving funds to Chad to teach women how to swim in bhurkas, and further compounded it by using RNLI vessels as cross channel (one way) ferries for 'irregular' immigrants as they are now called in Govt circles and notices.
Any spare money I have goes to Air Ambulance, from my days in Chad I don't remember a coastline, but then again I am a doddery old fool :pointlaugh: