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Oldest WWI Veteran, Henry Allingham dies aged 113.
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| 07.18.09
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Posted on 07/18/2009 1:13:38 AM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan
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Another link with history lost today. Henry Allingham was the last surviving participant of the Battle of Jutland in 1916, and the sole surviving founding member of the RAF, the world's oldest surviving independent Airforce...
To: sinsofsolarempirefan
Sad that he must die, but he lived a long life and served a noble cause.
Rest in Peace, Mr. Allington.
Saddest is how the world will pay little or no attention to anothr Heroes passing while they heap such lavish praise on ones like Michael Jackson or Walter Cronkite.
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posted on
07/18/2009 1:24:01 AM PDT
by
DakotaRed
(What happened to the country I fought for?)
To: sinsofsolarempirefan
RIP, good man. I hope your many years following your service brought you success and happiness.
May God bless your family and bring them comfort.
To: DakotaRed
Well said.
Mr. Allington and his family have a great deal to be proud of. Michael Jackson and his family.....mmm...not so much.
To: sinsofsolarempirefan
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posted on
07/18/2009 1:37:46 AM PDT
by
CommieCutter
(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/programs/ht/qt/3013_08.html)
To: sinsofsolarempirefan
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posted on
07/18/2009 1:50:04 AM PDT
by
1COUNTER-MORTER-68
(THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68
Rest in peace Mr.Allingham and thank you !
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posted on
07/18/2009 2:32:34 AM PDT
by
sushiman
To: sushiman
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posted on
07/18/2009 2:45:08 AM PDT
by
1COUNTER-MORTER-68
(THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
To: sinsofsolarempirefan
There’s a hero the media should fawn over. RIP
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posted on
07/18/2009 3:01:35 AM PDT
by
Pinkbell
To: sinsofsolarempirefan
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posted on
07/18/2009 3:10:14 AM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
To: sinsofsolarempirefan
Another link with history lost today.When I was a kid in the early 1950's the last Civil War veterans died, now the Civil War is as remote as the Revolutionary War. The WWII veterans are melting away around us. The past vanishes from living memory.
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posted on
07/18/2009 3:12:43 AM PDT
by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
("men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters." -- Edmund Burke)
To: sinsofsolarempirefan
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posted on
07/18/2009 3:25:47 AM PDT
by
BykrBayb
(I am JIMima THOMPSON. ~ Þ)
To: sinsofsolarempirefan
From his birthday thread .... RIP soldier.
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posted on
07/18/2009 3:43:42 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
To: sinsofsolarempirefan
Truly a living legend died. His service was very appreciated not only in UK but in the world. He had lived a good life.
You will be missed.
God bless
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posted on
07/18/2009 4:14:03 AM PDT
by
greatdefender
(If You Want Peace.....Prepare For War)
To: DakotaRed
I am grateful for the opportunity to say a prayer for this man’s soul.
Welcoming the story about a real hero, not one created by the America hating left.
Rest In Peace, Sir.
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posted on
07/18/2009 4:29:26 AM PDT
by
Carley
(OBAMA IS A MALEVOLENT FORCE IN THE WORLD)
To: sinsofsolarempirefan
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posted on
07/18/2009 4:38:20 AM PDT
by
samiam1972
("It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish."-Mother Teresa)
To: DakotaRed
And yet the media will probably not spend 10 seconds on this hero.
While Michael Jackson gets weeks of coverage.
A world upside down!
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posted on
07/18/2009 4:50:31 AM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
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posted on
07/18/2009 5:11:49 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: Red in Blue PA
It is mind boggling that the Media in this country will ignore a story like this and give Air time to these celebrity circus stories. The decay of the moral fiber of this great nation is aided by the failing drive by media. It breaks my heart. I will pray for this great American!
To: sinsofsolarempirefan
RIP and say hello to my granddad who served with General Pershing beside ya!
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posted on
07/18/2009 6:18:09 AM PDT
by
Shqipo
(When Conservatives bicker and stay away from the polls, the country dies a little faster.)
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