tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post8483508963625248877..comments2024-01-29T13:20:07.366+00:00Comments on Little Corner of the Earth: REMEMBRANCEAvushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-32688993699914218142008-11-30T10:57:00.000+00:002008-11-30T10:57:00.000+00:00Vita:Good for him! He deserves to enjoy life to it...Vita:<BR/>Good for him! He deserves to enjoy life to its maximumAvushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-62436688115889066572008-11-29T15:11:00.000+00:002008-11-29T15:11:00.000+00:00Wednesday I met an 88 year old survivor of the Bat...Wednesday I met an 88 year old survivor of the Battle of the Bulge. He said he never had a change of underwear for 5 months. He now enjoys life and clean underwear.Vitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648727808256233855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-75950653832044502902008-11-17T23:27:00.000+00:002008-11-17T23:27:00.000+00:00Most people in their lifetime seldom see such brav...Most people in their lifetime seldom see such bravery in everyday dealings, but in war time the true grit shows itself. What bravery.Neomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07483213915316279993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-90750026029838651782008-11-06T06:36:00.000+00:002008-11-06T06:36:00.000+00:00A fine tribute, and interesting by-the-way for the...A fine tribute, and interesting by-the-way for the day...Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-33687397734548527032008-11-06T01:28:00.000+00:002008-11-06T01:28:00.000+00:00Thankyou for posting this.Thankyou for posting this.herhimnbrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182397064631016552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-2387054653853393672008-11-05T19:01:00.000+00:002008-11-05T19:01:00.000+00:00...and yet we always appear to opt for more and mo......and yet we always appear to opt for more and more government! Thank you, Avus, for the tribute.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-2161684959598684192008-11-05T06:27:00.000+00:002008-11-05T06:27:00.000+00:00Individuals almost invariably do the right thing; ...Individuals almost invariably do the right thing; it is the governments that give the most grief.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236459315155380910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-19152758817279066972008-11-04T15:21:00.000+00:002008-11-04T15:21:00.000+00:00Sorry about the duplication - a first for meSorry about the duplication - a first for meRoderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-33049083387753735552008-11-04T15:19:00.000+00:002008-11-04T15:19:00.000+00:00Move forward from Lieut. Johnson to the start of t...Move forward from Lieut. Johnson to the start of the Iraq war. France announced it would not support this invasion and one could only admire their independence, especially given the lack of that commodity in this country. I'm not saying France should have chosen differently but in a complicated moral maze the graves of many other Lieut. Johnsons that dot the Normandy countryside represent silent yet not muted testimony of how difficult it always is to do the right thing.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-87270185364874353932008-11-04T15:18:00.000+00:002008-11-04T15:18:00.000+00:00Move forward from Lieut. Johnson to the start of t...Move forward from Lieut. Johnson to the start of the Iraq war. France announced it would not support this invasion and one could only admire their independence, especially given the lack of that commodity in this country. I'm not saying France should have chosen differently but in a complicated moral maze the graves of many other Lieut. Johnsons that dot the Normandy countryside represent silent yet not muted testimony of how difficult it always is to do the right thing.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.com