tribute to our service men/women

[Guest thebigdog]

Ignorance is bliss.

 

 

true true

[Tomm Parr 30]

Sentimental claptrap

bollox you idiot,i spent yrs in the forces,in ireland,iraq etc,take it you didnt have the balls to do it.what was written means a lot to certain people. :notworthy:

so what your telling me readie is you spent years where people didnt want you

 

 

You're correct: SOME people didn't want him there.

However MOST N.Irish did want the troops there, hoping the troops might keep the peace (although not succesfully).

Remember that there are plenty of Northern Irish flying Union Jacks, a lot more than those flying Green/white/Orange.

[Tomm Parr 30]

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Edited April 23, 2011 by Tomm Parr

[mossyh07 64]

Sentimental claptrap

bollox you idiot,i spent yrs in the forces,in ireland,iraq etc,take it you didnt have the balls to do it.what was written means a lot to certain people. :notworthy:

so what your telling me readie is you spent years where people didnt want you

 

 

You're correct: SOME people didn't want him there.

However MOST N.Irish did want the troops there, hoping the troops might keep the peace (although not succesfully).

Remember that there are plenty of Northern Irish flying Union Jacks, a lot more than those flying Green/white/Orange.

 

A lot more?

 

As i say ignorance is bliss.

[J Darcy 5,871]

british soldiers are after killing civilians in afhganastan and other places..

 

We've had a few complaints about you and your daft fu5king talk.Anymore sh7t off you and its goodbye......

Having an opinion is one thing, but those that come on here to stir up trouble won't last.....

[baw 4,360]

british soldiers are after killing civilians in afhganastan and other places..

 

We've had a few complaints about you and your daft fu5king talk.Anymore sh7t off you and its goodbye......

Having an opinion is one thing, but those that come on here to stir up trouble won't last.....

 

Love the photo in your avator, not had a chance to look for that capercaillie yet mate but I shall.......

[Tomm Parr 30]

Sentimental claptrap

bollox you idiot,i spent yrs in the forces,in ireland,iraq etc,take it you didnt have the balls to do it.what was written means a lot to certain people. :notworthy:

so what your telling me readie is you spent years where people didnt want you

 

 

You're correct: SOME people didn't want him there.

However MOST N.Irish did want the troops there, hoping the troops might keep the peace (although not succesfully).

Remember that there are plenty of Northern Irish flying Union Jacks, a lot more than those flying Green/white/Orange.

 

A lot more?

 

As i say ignorance is bliss.

 

 

Yes, a lot more.

 

A 2008 survey in NI showed:

Support for a United Ireland was 18%;

support for Northern Ireland remaining in the UK was 70%;

support independence/other arrangements was 8%.

 

Based on recent local government results:

Support for a United Ireland/Irish parties was 42%;

 

Based on 2001 census figures:

55% of Northern Irish felt British;

45% of Northern Irish felt Irish.

 

A 2006 survey (NI Life and Times Survey) showed:

Support for a united Ireland was ~30%;

support for Northern Ireland remaining in the UK was ~52%;

support independence/other arrangements/don't know was ~18%.

 

I'm just relaying figures here, i'm not stating one thing or another. Don't shoot the messenger...

Edited April 23, 2011 by Tomm Parr

[keeper 51 78]

beware the enemies within

[DIVERD 34]

With respect to our friends in Southern Ireland, the politics and conflict problems i do not fully understand, as they were at their worst before i was about, those that choose to live in this land, as opposed to all the alternatives out there, should respect what is here, our traditions and beliefs. I am not saying that others cannot have other beliefs, but that mine are no more wrong than theirs. No belief from centuries ago is provabable either way so lets simply let each other believe anything or nothing and not preach at each other. Wars have been started over what may or may not have happened thousands of years ago, and as time passes perhaps it becomes less relevant. This cannot ever be sorted out - there is no tangable proof, measurable in science!

 

We are fighting wars and folks are losing their lives. I very much doubt any professional soldier would ever choose to hit civilians knowingly, given a choice of a military target.

 

However, given centuries of this, my words are wasted!

[andyfr1968 772]

british soldiers are after killing civilians in afhganastan and other places..

 

We've had a few complaints about you and your daft fu5king talk.Anymore sh7t off you and its goodbye......

Having an opinion is one thing, but those that come on here to stir up trouble won't last.....

 

Good

 

Every single time this prick see's a chance to stick the boot in about anything like this he's straight in there like a rat up a drain. No feckin' need

[inlaworker 14]

british soldiers are after killing civilians in afhganastan and other places..

 

We've had a few complaints about you and your daft fu5king talk.Anymore sh7t off you and its goodbye......

Having an opinion is one thing, but those that come on here to stir up trouble won't last.....

 

Good

 

Every single time this prick see's a chance to stick the boot in about anything like this he's straight in there like a rat up a drain. No feckin' need

sooner the better if u ask me...

[tinytiger 840]

This is a copy of an email sent to me by a friend and mother of a lad who serves in the armed forces

removing I.E.Ds in Afghanistan he is due out in about 6-8 weeks and i am sure we all hope for his safe return

below is the poem that i read with tears in my eyes remembering all of our service men that have been lost and

are still being lost

We all owe them a great deal please read on but get the tissues out

 

Her hair was up in a pony tail,

Her favourite dress tied with a bow.

Today was Daddy's Day at school,

And she couldn't wait to go.

 

But her mummy tried to tell her,

That she probably should stay home.

Why the kids might not understand,

If she went to school alone.

 

But she was not afraid;

She knew just what to say.

What to tell her classmates

Of why he wasn't there today.

 

But still her mother worried,

For her to face this day alone.

And that was why once again,

She tried to keep her daughter home.

 

But the little girl went to school

Eager to tell them all.

About a dad she never sees

A dad who never calls. There were daddies along the wall in back,

For everyone to meet.

Children squirming impatiently,

Anxious in their seats

 

One by one the teacher called

A student from the class.

To introduce their daddy,

As seconds slowly passed.

 

At last the teacher called her name,

Every child turned to stare.

Each of them was searching,

A man who wasn't there.

 

'Where's her daddy at?'

She heard a boy call out.

'She probably doesn't have one,'

Another student dared to shout.

 

And from somewhere near the back,

She heard a daddy say,

'Looks like another deadbeat dad,

Too busy to waste his day.'

 

The words did not offend her,

As she smiled up at her Mum.

And looked back at her teacher,

Who told her to go on.

And with hands behind her back,

Slowly she began to speak.

And out from the mouth of a child,

Came words incredibly unique.

 

'My Daddy couldn't be here,

Because he lives so far away.

But I know he wishes he could be,

Since this is such a special day.

 

And though you cannot meet him,

I wanted you to know.

All about my daddy,

And how much he loves me so.

 

He loved to tell me stories

He taught me to ride my bike.

He surprised me with pink roses,

And taught me to fly a kite.

 

We used to share fudge sundaes,

And ice cream in a cone.

And though you cannot see him.

I'm not standing here alone.

 

'Cause my daddy's always with me,

Even though we are apart

I know because he told me,

He'll forever be in my heart'

With that, her little hand reached up,

And lay across her chest.

Feeling her own heartbeat,

Beneath her favorite dress. And from somewhere here in the crowd of dads,

Her mother stood in tears.

Proudly watching her daughter,

Who was wise beyond her years.

 

For she stood up for the love

Of a man not in her life.

Doing what was best for her,

Doing what was right.

 

And when she dropped her hand back down,

Staring straight into the crowd.

She finished with a voice so soft,

But its message clear and loud.

 

'I love my daddy very much,

he's my shining star.

And if he could, he'd be here,

But heaven's just too far.

 

You see he is a British soldier

And died just this past year

When a roadside bomb hit his convoy

And taught Britons to fear.

But sometimes when I close my eyes,

it's like he never went away.'

And then she closed her eyes,

And saw him there that day.

 

And to her mothers amazement,

She witnessed with surprise.

A room full of daddies and children,

All starting to close their eyes.

 

Who knows what they saw before them,

Who knows what they felt inside.

Perhaps for merely a second,

They saw him at her side.

 

'I know you're with me Daddy,'

To the silence she called out.

And what happened next made believers,

Of those once filled with doubt.

 

Not one in that room could explain it,

For each of their eyes had been closed.

But there on the desk beside her,

Was a fragrant long-stemmed rose.

 

 

And a child was blessed, if only for a moment,

By the love of her shining star.

And given the gift of believing,

That heaven is never too far.

 

Send this to the people you'll never forget and

Remember to send it also to the person that sent It to you. It's a short message to let them know that you'll never forget them.

 

If you don't send it to anyone, it means you're

in a hurry and that you've forgotten your friends.

 

Take the time...to live and love.

Until eternity. God bless!

 

makes you think doesn't it

 

admit it did it bring a tear to your eye and make you think how lucky you are

 

Daddy was too busy killing kids in afgahnistan-I dont have a problem with soldiers,british people etc..I have a Big problem with the c*nts that sent them out there-"We are here to liberate you,do not resist"

 

If the people of afgahnistan want to elect looneys like the taliban-leave them at it. Ye have already lost 3 wars in afgahnistan in the previous 150 years..all this war will achieve is getting thousands of british young people killed,maimed,crippled FOR NOTHING

[Buch 145]

The taliban took power by force. its not like Iraq the afgani people (all that i spoke to) genuinly wanted our help. They begged for bases to be built in there villages because the insurgents intimidated the lot of them. They just want rid and they want to live in peace and see ISAF troops there helping them.

[tinytiger 840]

The taliban took power by force. its not like Iraq the afgani people (all that i spoke to) genuinly wanted our help. They begged for bases to be built in there villages because the insurgents intimidated the lot of them. They just want rid and they want to live in peace and see ISAF troops there helping them.

 

 

No they were elected.