Lenrat117
A Hind D!?
I may have the body of a weak and feeble man but I have the Heart and Stomach of a Queen.
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Post by Lenrat117 on May 8, 2013 12:32:29 GMT -5
68 years ago today, the German prime minister, Karl Donitz, authorized the unconditional surrender of German armed forces across Europe. this day marked the end of world war two, the end of the Third Reich and the beginning of the cold war. VE day was for parties and cheering the end of the most destructive war the world had ever seen. The day after was for silence. 80,000,000 had died in those 5 years of bloodshed, anger, revenge and evil. soldiers and civilians alike had seen the worst of the war, from the London blitz, to Stalingrad, to Dresden and to Berlin. but we pulled through these horrors. as the king asked we "kept calm and carried on" and emerged victorious. Britain, France, USA, Canada, Australia, Russia and the rest of the Allies, set aside their differences and stood up to a tyrant and a murderer who threatened to plunge the world into impenetrable darkness. The dead did not die in vain. We did it together.
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VE day
May 8, 2013 12:48:54 GMT -5
Post by JMMREVIEW on May 8, 2013 12:48:54 GMT -5
It's weird to hear god save king
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Lenrat117
A Hind D!?
I may have the body of a weak and feeble man but I have the Heart and Stomach of a Queen.
Posts: 557
Now Playing: probably Fallout New Vegas
Favorite Game: probably Europa Universalis 4
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VE day
May 8, 2013 13:01:43 GMT -5
Post by Lenrat117 on May 8, 2013 13:01:43 GMT -5
The Queen's getting on now so who knows, we may be hearing god save the King again sometime in the foreseeable future...
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VE day
May 8, 2013 16:00:13 GMT -5
Post by JMMREVIEW on May 8, 2013 16:00:13 GMT -5
I think it about time she stepped down! I think she too old for it all now.
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VE day
May 8, 2013 16:37:48 GMT -5
Post by Blade Runner 07 on May 8, 2013 16:37:48 GMT -5
Very good post lenrat. Almost any reason to celebrate is a good reason. What better reason than the end of war. Pride, ignorance, anger, fear, greed, jealousy, religion. May we never let these things blind us form what is most important.
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VE day
May 8, 2013 16:51:30 GMT -5
Post by JMMREVIEW on May 8, 2013 16:51:30 GMT -5
"It is only the dead who have seen the end of war"
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