Armistice Day - Who do you remember?

I think so Ruth i did hear as a youngster abyssinia rings a bell--maybe we could have an old pic thread.

by the way my old chap is on the right

I think I managed to work that out James 

I think an old pictures thread would be a good idea, wonder what Ron thinks ? I'm sure we all have some really good old pictures that we'd like to share. 

If we put it in the Off Topic Chat I can't see a problem.

Ron are you there ? I think he might be watching the coffee advert 

As an historian I would love to have the names of the British that built Fort Loudon, in Tennessee..it was all British at the time and they left it just before the Rev. War era. I can only get bits and pieces of information on it without seeing if England has any information back then...most the men were mustered out of New York and back to England, just before the war started. Many of the officers married Native American women also...and they took on their surname..some came back, others didn't....but the children still carry on the legacy. They have made the Fort area into an historical site, but have yet to find an roster of the men involved. 

In answer to your question....besides my father....James and George Wright...James sat behind me in my Bookeeping class...I was at the time learning all the house building traits structurely throughout the world and would later go on to furniture styles...James was an bit of an artist..he opted to draw many of the different designs I needed of house styles for my term project...such as the New England "Salt Box" houses. As brothers they both joined to serve in Vieetnam atthe same time...and both were killed.  Also Don Hardin...whom walked my close friend down the isle during granduation in High School...his parents don't live to far from me even now in the country. They were all classmates...and in this small town most of us knew each other for most our lifetimes going to the same schools.

John, that is so beautiful. I have not read it before, and thank you for posting.

Bless the young man for his poem and his sacrifice.  

Hi to all who are discussing the potential 'old pictures' thread.

As you know I don't make the decisions here on POE and so will put it to Chris and Sarah for you, but I don't see a problem with it, in fact I think it would add to the POE experience and is a good idea.

Watch this space!