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March 12th, 2008
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| Tribunus Laticlavius | Post; Last French WWI vet has diedThe last 'poilou' has died. Lazare Ponticelli died 3 hours ago at 12:45 at age 110. He is the very last of the 8.5 Million French soldiers who fought in the trenches during the Great War. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/...st-Veteran.php President Nicholos Sarkozy has ordered a national funeral to his memory and those who went before. WWI is especially difficult for the French as they lost so much more than in WWII. When you factor in that 90% of all the battles of WWI were fought in France-Belgium and that it 4 year war cost 1.2 Million lives and completely devastated 1/2 of the country on a scale like Hiroshima memories such as this one are particularly heartfelt. May he and his brenthern Rest in Peace.
__________________ "My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack." -Foch I get this question a lot. I am from NYC. I fly a French flag because I work for the Paris Office of a International company. Last edited by mmarsh : March 12th, 2008 at 03:14 PM. |
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March 12th, 2008
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| Milforum's Postmaster | R.I.P.....
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March 12th, 2008
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | And when he gets to heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell "One more soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in hell.
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March 12th, 2008
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| Canuckus Maximus  |  , that man has served his time in hell, he can now recieve his eternal reward.
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March 12th, 2008
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| Spam King | RIP.......
__________________ Ooo! Look At The Grouse... Everybody's talkin' at me I can't hear a word they're sayin' Just driving around in Jon Voight's car |
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March 13th, 2008
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| Fridgeraider (Instructor) | RIP.... Bless him and those who went before him.
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March 13th, 2008
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| Can you hear me now?  | May God bless his soul.
__________________ Why should I have to "Press 1 for English?" --Every American |
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March 13th, 2008
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| Chief Engineer  | Rest in peace
__________________ "It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." - Norman Schwarskopf, Commander of Desert Storm Operations  |
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March 13th, 2008
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | Post; The Last French WW1 Vet DiesLazare Ponticlli who was 110 years old has died. He was Frances last surviving WW1 soldier there are only eight soldiers left in the world from this conflict. I think I will give up starting threads on here as when I start one it closed and put onto some one else's thread
__________________ LeEnfield Rides again  Last edited by LeEnfield : March 14th, 2008 at 12:16 PM. |
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March 14th, 2008
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| 100% Space Shuttle Door Gunner | Ashes to Ashes... Dust to Dust... Brother to Brother...
__________________  The moment I trust the Chi-Coms is the moment I sell all of my guns and vote democrat. |
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