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Jack Harrison RIP

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,336
edited June 2010 in Not Sports Related
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iw93REaB3ljiByLT3Zry92PbzGWA

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  • bibble
    bibble Posts: 1,052
    Very sad, a real hero, the true story of the Great Escape is well worth reading.

    RIP
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,982
    Although he was 97, a grand age to reach of course - it's also a living link in history that's been lost.

    Some of these old fellas need to be befriended, and let them tell their stories.
    Buy them a beer, or go visit them - they are often glad of the company.
  • bibble
    bibble Posts: 1,052
    Oggy - agreed, did the D-Day 65th last year. Met loads of the vets. At Peggy Bridge met one of the original SAS chaps, Don Baker. Brilliant stories, chatted to him for about 45 mins. Top Bloke.
  • 24 Red
    24 Red Posts: 578
    97 years old. Christ, I remember talking to WW1 veterans 'round our way about the horrors of their war. Now they're all gone & it won't be long before the WW2 veterans are gone too.

    Lest we forget, eh?
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,133
    What an astonishing life story.

    They don't make them like that anymore.

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