This week is a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the evacuation of Dunkirk.
52 of the surviving 'Little Ships' are part of a ceremonial cruise to remember the volunteers and their boats who evacuated British and French troops from France in 1940, during the German invasion of France. In 9 days, more than 330,000 soldiers were ferried by pleasure boats, fishing boats, merchant marine ships and Royal Navy Lifeboats from the shore to waiting ships in deeper water. It had originally been thought that only 20,000 could be rescued.
There is just no comparison between the whiny culture of today and the bravery of most generations of the entirety of history. It makes one quite ashamed.
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Oh yes I agree....this is quite sad :(( but we need to look ahead and see what can be done !
Lets do our bit
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