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Post by PlanZ on Jul 7, 2016 17:46:18 GMT 10
Today my 95 year old grandfather died and I wanted to share a brief tribute to this man who had both intelligence and practical skills that inspire me. He was a aircraft carrier pilot during world war 2. He survived his ship - the HMS Eagle being torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese. Well over 100 of his mates/fellow navy men died within the space of a few minutes, necks broken or shredded by barnacles or simply drowned as they jumped over board. He and the other survivors were cleaned up and sent back into action within a week. He then became an advanced trainer of aircraft carrier pilots. After the war he built his own house from the ground up with his own hands. Then became a civil engineer despite missing most of his schooling as a child due to extreme poverty that left his family homeless. He also always carried a pocket knife and gave me my first one. In this and many many other ways he was mentally and practically capable of handling whatever came along. RIP to the best man I've known in my life.
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Post by Peter on Jul 7, 2016 17:54:33 GMT 10
Anton, please accept my most sincere condolences. I wish you - and your family - strength in this time.
Requiem aeternam dona eis domine (Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord).
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Post by remnantprep on Jul 7, 2016 18:44:12 GMT 10
Thinking of you at this time!
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Post by jo on Jul 7, 2016 19:25:09 GMT 10
Sad to here this news Anton.... eventhough I don't know you am keeping you in my thoughts take care
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Post by ziggysdad on Jul 7, 2016 20:17:17 GMT 10
Thanks for sharing this wonderful tribute. Our thoughts are with you and your family.
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Post by Frank on Jul 7, 2016 20:23:14 GMT 10
Condolences Anton, thank you for sharing
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Post by SA Hunter on Jul 7, 2016 20:54:26 GMT 10
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Post by tyburn on Jul 13, 2016 23:18:51 GMT 10
Condolences Anton. I just wish I had spoken more to my grandparents about the "good old days" (actually very hard) before they passed. I heard a few things about growing up on farms, the depression and the war, but I think it'll take me years of study and practise to do much of the stuff that was second nature to earlier generations.
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