Joined: May 25 2002 Posts: 37704 Location: Zummerzet, where the zoider apples grow
I can't believe that it's eight years since this event:
The Lord Mayor of Hull pays tribute to the monument to 2nd Lt Jack Harrison VC MC. Rugby League's only VC & MC awardee. Unfortunately Jack's body was never found but thanks to the brethren of Rugby League fans worldwide, a fitting and lasting tribute was installed outside the KC Stadium and officially dedicated prior to the GB v Australia game on 8 November of that year.
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Joined: Apr 13 2002 Posts: 3569 Location: enjoying the fresh air,moors and beaches of devon and cornwall
i am still in mourning for my mam who died on the 31st august 2011. anything remotely sad or emotional sets me off and im sure will continue to do so for a while. this mornings playing of the last post after the 2 minute silence got me.
RIP MAM. RIP GRANDAD.(my mams dad) MERCHANT NAVY SS ALBANO HULL MARCH 1940 NEAR COQUET ISLAND NORTHUMBERLAND. RIP TO THE FALLEN.
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion" – -- Unknown
Joined: May 25 2002 Posts: 37704 Location: Zummerzet, where the zoider apples grow
Where was Thatcher? Surely she would've taken the opportunity to cop some more expenses
The older I get, the better I was
Advice is what we seek when we already know the answer - but wish we didn't
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full-frontal lobotomy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ kirkstaller wrote: "All DNA shows is that we have a common creator."
cod'ead wrote: "I have just snotted weissbier all over my keyboard & screen"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "No amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party. So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin." - Aneurin Bevan
Joined: Apr 13 2002 Posts: 3569 Location: enjoying the fresh air,moors and beaches of devon and cornwall
Mintball wrote:Sorry to hear about that. For what it's worth, condolences to you and the rest of your family. It's a difficult thing to deal with.
More widely: thanks for the poems, everyone. I had not seen the Yeats one before, French Ray: seriously found my eyes prickling.
cheers minty. most of the family are on here so ill thank you too on their behalf.
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion" – -- Unknown
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