Advice from Old PeopleSometimes, just sometimes, old people say something worth listening to. Ok, so it's like picking the needle out of a whole haystack of mis-remembered war stories, but those gems should be celebrated.
Tell us something worthwhile an old-type person has told you.
Note, we're leaving the definition of old up to you, you smooth-skinned youngsters.
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chthonic, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 16:16)
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Wow!I cant believe the number of replies I got for that story!
One of my happiest days was when they dedicated the World War Two Memorial here in Washington DC. I was working downtown and I went in with my suit and tie on, checked in with the big bosses and said "Yeah, I am going to go meet up with a couple of different law firms." Left and walked around DC ALL day long, just walking up to the old folks, puttering around with their WWII Veteran baseball caps on and thanking them and shaking their hands.
I also am involved with the WWII Veterans Committee and volunteer my time to record Veterans stories in their own words for the National Archives. I am SURE there is some equivalent over there in the UK...so those of you that have relatives who served, tape them!
Once they are gone, those first person narratives are gone too.
God Bless them ALL!
Cheers,
Citadel
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Citadel Because the world needs less morons, Fri 20 Jun 2008, 5:08,
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