[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by Eric

Amen to that, brother.

I doubt very much that I'll be able to get it over here. But on the first of July, I'll hoist a few to the memory of my grandad, who fought on the Somme.

Come to think of it ... and this shouldn't get lost in the noise of petty bickering ... this year is it for the big commemorations. In 2116, if humans are still around on this [deleted]ed up planet of ours, the Somme will be ancient history. All power to Retlaw and those like him who work so diligently to make sure that that history is accurate. There are fewer and fewer of us left who actually knew men who fought on that day, in whatever regiment.

Well said Eric I knew a lot of ex WW1 Heroes when I was growing up, when we were at that age all our non relatives were referred to as Aunt or Uncle, and because 2 of my real uncles had fought in WW1 and were well known, I had a lot of pretend uncles, they always rubbed top o me head, and say to my dad, he's the dead spit of your Walter.
Like you I don't think there'l much going on in 2116, the human race will have been wiped out,, or become muslims. I'm teetotal, So raise a glass a glass or two to my Uncle Sam & Uncle Walter & the 226 Greater Accrington Lads who didn't make it through the battle of the Somme July 1/5th 1916.