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Post by Daddybang » 19 Feb 2019, 9:41 am

Since the first and largest attack on the Australian mainland , the bombing of Darwin , took place
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Re: 77 years

Post by Gaznazdiak » 19 Feb 2019, 9:46 am

+1

99yo veteran wins battle for remembrance
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-18/l ... n/10822716
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Re: 77 years

Post by Daddybang » 19 Feb 2019, 9:54 am

That's a great story thanks for posting the link gaz!!! :thumbsup: :drinks:
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Re: 77 years

Post by Gaznazdiak » 19 Feb 2019, 11:11 am

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Re: 77 years

Post by ClaytonT88 » 19 Feb 2019, 12:52 pm

The war museum in Darwin is a real eye-opener and a must-see if you're visiting Darwin. Lest We Forget!
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Re: 77 years

Post by trekin » 19 Feb 2019, 1:11 pm

Gaznazdiak wrote:+1

99yo veteran wins battle for remembrance
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-18/l ... n/10822716

All respect to our veterans, and I know that they made then tough back in the day, but does this;
"In the two years that 2 and 13 squadrons were flying out of Darwin, they lost their total aircrew complement twice," Mr Winspear said.
mean that he was killed not once, but twice?
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Re: 77 years

Post by Die Judicii » 19 Feb 2019, 2:00 pm

:thumbsup: :drinks: :drinks: :drinks: All respect due to our fallen.

I certainly don't mean to infer any disrespect to those who experienced the past,,
But in a certain way I find that things have changed for the better since then, so much so, that in our current world I hold respect for the Japanese with their modern day views and aversions toward conflict.

A country to be trusted far more so, than so many others in this our present times.
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Re: 77 years

Post by Daddybang » 19 Feb 2019, 4:36 pm

Die Judicii wrote::thumbsup: :drinks: :drinks: :drinks: All respect due to our fallen.

I certainly don't mean to infer any disrespect to those who experienced the past,,
But in a certain way I find that things have changed for the better since then, so much so, that in our current world I hold respect for the Japanese with their modern day views and aversions toward conflict.

A country to be trusted far more so, than so many others in this our present times.


Yep Russia and China were our allies back then. Times do change :thumbsup: :drinks:
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