Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/24

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: RE: [Leica] Embedded Brit journalists will receive Iraq Campaign medal
From: Adam Bridge <abridge@mac.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:13:06 -0800

On 2004-02-24 <timatherton@theedge.ca (Tim Atherton)> thoughtfully wrote: 

>
>Having had a Great Grandfather who served in a front-line infantry unit from
>the first days of the BEF in 1914 until the end of the war in 1918, I was
>brought up with an understanding of the reality of that conflict. (I
>recently tracked down the commendations for some of his medals - the
>Military Cross and the Distinguished Conduct Medal - reading them, I think
>they must have been made of different stuff in those days.
>

Indeed. This is the same time as Shackleton was in the Antarctic taking that
open boat trip to South Georgia Island to arrange for the rescue of his men.

They WERE a different breed.

Adam
- --
To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html