Today we buried our last World War One veteran who actually fought in the trenches. The service in Wells Cathedral was really nice and Harry's coffin was carried by four soldiers from his old regiment and his coffin was escorted by two serving German soldiers.
The Eulogies from various people including the Ambassadors from Belgium France and Germany were very touching.
You can read the story here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8186578.stm
We will remember them.
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The world is losing a complete generation:
Just 3 remaining vets of WWI are alive.
As a side note, we are losing appx 1000 to 1500 vets from WWII daily in the US. I do not know what the count is in other countries. But soon, that generation will be gone.
God bless each of our Vets.
Just 3 remaining vets of WWI are alive.
As a side note, we are losing appx 1000 to 1500 vets from WWII daily in the US. I do not know what the count is in other countries. But soon, that generation will be gone.
God bless each of our Vets.
Stephanie