Armed Forces Week
Colin1
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Well its flag raise day at 0930 in the morning for the start of national armed forces week. Just got all my kit ready, it will be my first time out properley since i came out of hospital. I'm due at the town hall for 9am dont quite know how i feel, a little exited but at the same time cant wait to get it over with and get home. this damn Arthritis is really playing up and since the heart attack my best bib and tucker is more than a little tight on me.
Well for England and St George hey. and the Mrs who talked me into it.
Colin
Well for England and St George hey. and the Mrs who talked me into it.
Colin
WHEN GOD GIVES YOU LEMONS MAKE LEMONADE
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Best of luck Colin. I'm with you in spiritMe-Tony
Ra-1996 -2013 RIP...
Cleo - 1996 to 2011. RIP0 -
Yep best of luck Colin.
Mell0 -
You try and have a good time, it's for a good cause and you should be proud! I think the armed forces are fantastic and through I don't know any of them personally I'm so proud of every single one of them past and present. They are all hero's including you Colin.0
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Thaks Guys Oh Bubba thats really nice thank you.
Anyway so i was asked to raise the flag this year quite a compliment i think
It was a really nice morning and the weather was fine to. met some really nice people. Its good to be out again.
ColinWHEN GOD GIVES YOU LEMONS MAKE LEMONADE0 -
Good for you Colin...hope the day goes well and you dont suffer to much..im proud of you and all our boys and girls in the forces..Love
Barbara0 -
Good Luck
Colin will be thinking of you .
karen xxxx(((())))0 -
Colin1 wrote:Thaks Guys Oh Bubba thats really nice thank you.
Anyway so i was asked to raise the flag this year quite a compliment i think
It was a really nice morning and the weather was fine to. met some really nice people. Its good to be out again.
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Go for it Colin,saluting you.Mig0
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that's fantastic Colin.. Very proud of ya rkid.
It was only a few days ago that I was talking to the missus, saying that if arthur had not struck when I was do young I wanted to be in the marines, like my late Dad and Uncle..
Me-Tony
Ra-1996 -2013 RIP...
Cleo - 1996 to 2011. RIP0 -
Good on You Colin!
Well done Mrs Colinone for helping him along the way. You did teh right thing there.
Colin i hope you coped ok and am certain you will be glad you went
rest now
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Toni xx0 -
Thanks Guys
Tony hard luck mate so you had arthur from an early age, must have been hard work mate. Never met served with Marines when i was in service but i worked with the Gurkhas for some time and one or two other regiments.
But worked for and with the military for most of my life. I am at present Secretary of a Association and helping out another, I am working to raising funds for a Memorial to a group of WW1 soldiers to be placed in Liverpool
Dont know if you heared of the PALS they where regiments that where made up of friends and neigbours. many lost thier lives on the Somme
anyway i wont go on but thats what i do these days when i'm not sick LOL
ColinWHEN GOD GIVES YOU LEMONS MAKE LEMONADE0 -
Good luck with the fundrasing Colin. My Grandfather fought in the battle of the somme and was one of the lucky ones to come home. He died long before i was born but i have always been very proud of him.Its important we dont forget.
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hi Colin.
I watched a programme about the PALS a long time ago, a sad thing eh?
And I think it's brilliant how involved you still are matey.
Well done that man..
Me-Tony
Ra-1996 -2013 RIP...
Cleo - 1996 to 2011. RIP0 -
Good luck with your fund raising i salute you again sir.Mig0
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You guys are jjust to nice
ColinWHEN GOD GIVES YOU LEMONS MAKE LEMONADE0 -
Glad you had a great time Colin and the weather was nice for you. I ment every word I said Colin, Your all amazing people and all of you alive & gone deserve recognition better than what you get now!0
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