My maternal grandad served in world war one in the merchant navy. He was a fisherman but signed up to serve and a lot of fishermen were enlisted in the merchant navy instead of the army, raf or rn...I don't know much but i know he did see some fierce fighting on the seas...He then served again in the merchant navy in world war two...His boat was sunk in ww2 but thankfully he survived...My mum told me his medals from ww1 went down with the boat...My grandad never talked about it to us at all...My dad was born in 1928 and he didn't serve in ww2 but he did do national service and again he never spoke about it...There are pics of my dad on his national service at mums and am sure he did his time over in yemen or somewhere in the suez region...I used to have a friend who was in the army and took part in the the gulf war...He found that so traumatic he came out of the army soon after and went to uni which was when i met him...Just now one of my friends is in iraq and due home soon thankfully...So many people men & women have given their lives in wars and conflicts all over the world over a great many years so that we can live in peace it is right that we should honour and remember them...Sadly true world wide peace i doubt is something that will ever happen because human nature won't allow it :o( To any of you who have family, friends and loved ones serving anywhere just now i pray that they come home safely
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Yes, we pray for all the troops and for peace.
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We must never forget ,and continue to pray for peace ....Jan xx
Nodding my head in agreement with what you say.
Hoping your friend comes home safely.
Sara x
Hi Caff, Thanks for sharing the story of your Grandad. Also I hope your friend comes safely home from Iraq. May there be peace in the world one day soon.
Sandra xxxx
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That's a lovely entry Caff :-) God bless your grandad and your dad and to all who serve ~ very brave souls everyone of them
Jen xx
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Caff I enjoyed reading about your Grandad and your Dad ~ God only knows what they went through ~ as they never wanted to talk about what happened ~ yes it is right that we should honour each and everyone one of them and thank them for what they did and are still doing so we can live in peace ~ Ally
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