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modermencork, Cork Ireland66 Threads 1,108 PostsIn memory of the millions of men who fought and died or were wounded in the senseless war of 1914 to 1918 and to the memory of the families left behind of the men who never came back alive,R.I.P
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Tomorrow I will make the trip to the local cenotaph to pay my respects to the brave Canadian men and women who have served Canada and its people during times of conflict. I also extend my sincere thanks to all of Canada's allies. To all the families, no matter what side, my deepest sympathies for the losses that were incurred. May we all meet in the pub as opposed to the battlefield!
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A_Non_A_Moose: Tomorrow I will make the trip to the local cenotaph to pay my respects to the brave Canadian men and women who have served Canada and its people during times of conflict. I also extend my sincere thanks to all of Canada's allies. To all the families, no matter what side, my deepest sympathies for the losses that were incurred. May we all meet in the pub as opposed to the battlefield!
Yes R.I.P to the Canadian men as the suffered huge losses especially on the battlefield of Ypres.
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modermen: Yes R.I.P to the Canadian men as the suffered huge losses especially on the battlefield of Ypres.
Thank you modermen. Indeed, the horror of chemical warfare (chlorine gas) was indeed "introduced" to Canada during that battle! Although our history books state that Canada defined its self as a Nation during WW I (especially at Vimy Ridge) I would have rather defined the nation elsewhere!
Everytime I see this video of the this little Belgian boy, it chokes me up. Again, my thanks to all who served (and are serving)!
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A_Non_A_Moose: Thank you modermen. Indeed, the horror of chemical warfare (chlorine gas) was indeed "introduced" to Canada during that battle! Although our history books state that Canada defined its self as a Nation during WW I (especially at Vimy Ridge) I would have rather defined the nation elsewhere!
Everytime I see this video of the this little Belgian boy, it chokes me up. Again, my thanks to all who served (and are serving)!
Everytime I see this video of the this little Belgian boy, it chokes me up. Again, my thanks to all who served (and are serving)!
My grandfather was in the battle of Ypres in the royal Irish fusilears and according to regimental history they had 80% battle casualties or in other words eighty out of a hundred men never walked out of that place, He was also partially buried alive when a bomb lanaded not far from the trench and suffered from shell shock long after the war and hardly ever spoke about what happend to him.
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modermen: My grandfather was in the battle of Ypres in the royal Irish fusilears and according to regimental history they had 80% battle casualties or in other words eighty out of a hundred men never walked out of that place, He was also partially buried alive when a bomb lanaded not far from the trench and suffered from shell shock long after the war and hardly ever spoke about what happend to him.
WW I was truly a horrific war!
The casualties which occurred around Ypres are of a scale that is difficult to comprehend. For example, during the Battle of Passendale, the Allies suffered 300,000 casualties, or approximately 35 men for every meter of ground gained. To put this figure in perspective, consider that the total number of combat deaths suffered by U.S. forces in all of World War II is believed to be approximately 292,000. Overall, the four years of fighting in Ypres generated approximately 1 million casualties spread amongst the British, Commonwealth, French, and German armies.
The war to end all wars! Unfortunately, this did not come to pass. May the palnet never see the likes of this again!
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