tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638854485316127014.post2685208689536302420..comments2023-10-21T12:18:19.768+01:00Comments on STEPHEN ALLISON: For their tomorrow, we gave our todaySteve Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789635827302727186noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638854485316127014.post-5395908069463289072008-11-12T14:58:00.000+00:002008-11-12T14:58:00.000+00:00These were the men of the forgotten army, and we s...These were the men of the forgotten army, and we should never forget them. Although no one should ever undermine the bravery and dedication of many that served in the Second World War, what many of those sent to fight in the Far East had to endure was in many cases worse than those who faught in North Africa and Europe, the Japanese were savage oponents.<BR/><BR/>My father in law, Fred English, served in the Royal Navy in the Pacific (the forgotten fleet). His Dido class cruser, HMS Euryalus, which was a sister ship to HMS Belfast, was one of the first ships to relieve Hong Kong at the end of hostilities. His description of the condition of the released prisoners of war are heartbreaking, many saw liberation and then died. <BR/><BR/>They gave more than their tommorrows, and now our useless politicians are giving everything they battle so hard for away with scant regard and little care.Vote Derek Bennett Walsall Southhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12168448674901925161noreply@blogger.com