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Old Jun 5th 2014, 5:59 am
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...tomorrow to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings. It's also our 12 the wedding anniversary this weekend.
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...tomorrow to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings. It's also our 12 the wedding anniversary this weekend.
i'm not sure anyone should celebrate. remember perhaps, reflect and take pause certainly.
but celebrate no, not so much.
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I shall raise a glass in quiet thought for the 60 or so Million who lost their lives .
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Old Jun 5th 2014, 10:23 am
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Originally Posted by shiva
i'm not sure anyone should celebrate. remember perhaps, reflect and take pause certainly.
but celebrate no, not so much.
Don't be daft. If it hadn't have been successful, Europe would have been in the hands of the Nazis. Yes, many people on both sides died, but this was a case where the end definitely justified the means.
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Don't be daft. If it hadn't have been successful, Europe would have been in the hands of the Nazis. Yes, many people on both sides died, but this was a case where the end definitely justified the means.
yup i think you missed my point entirely. if you wait a while it might come back round
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...tomorrow to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings. It's also our 12 the wedding anniversary this weekend.
Happy Anniversary!!!
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Proper heroes.
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Originally Posted by shiva
i'm not sure anyone should celebrate. remember perhaps, reflect and take pause certainly.
but celebrate no, not so much.
Yes a period of quiet contemplation, time to reflect on the horror and waste of life, is a fitting way to mark those 12 years.
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