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Gary, I have just cleaned the mirror in my bathroom, and in that mirror I saw the face of a happy, free, man ! were it not for the efforts of people like Ernest it would maybe not be that way ! To him thankyou ! RIP. Keith.

Hi Keithnewsome,

Thanks for that, and your right we are lucky, its just a pity that certain people want to dismantle what we have fought against over the years just
because they have taken a dislike to us all of a sudden. I guess going out
the door with a bomb strapped to you or self propelled rocket launcher, is
far more easier than going to work for a living and keeping busy so you don’t
get bored and go off and do these terrible things.
The trouble is not only do these people who are unhappy with the Western
people and there values, forget that they are very two-faced, as the west
brought them the same wealth, oh yes and freed-them from time to time and
the big one for me is that by having a go at us and all we have tried to do
over the years, fails to see that forever how long any war or conflict goes on for, like in the case of Ernie and the other men and women who did their duty,
was years out of their lives. I wonder sometimes and people tell me the same thing, so its not just me, did they really die for nothing ? These people
need to make up their own minds and not allow themselves to be brain-washed by people pulling the strings so the Ernies of this world could get on with their lives.

Thanks for your comments and sorry if I’ve bent your ears back.

Regards, JJ.
buy people pulling string

Gary, thank you for posting. Ernest could be any of the men we mostly all know, the man down the road who went and did and saw and heard what to us is secondhand history. I know and have known a few men who were also there, in many places and in different ways and as Ernest has to you my life has been enriched by knowing them. I know an LAC and a Brigade-General and neither would deprecate the other I am sure and nor would I.

Ernest, thank you for your today and my tomorrow.

Mark.

Hi Snapper

Ernie was just an ordinary man who just got on with what he wanted to do, which until the last 5 years was mainly in his garden (it was lovelly). Recently Ernie went down hill, but more so over the last few days of his life and I am going to miss him, as I know my sisters will and his son and my BROV who has been such a brick.

I wish he could see what has been written today because I know he would be modest and say he was only doing his job, but I also know he would be proud to have been recognized for doing his job in those important years, along with all the others in the same boat.

Many thanks

Mrs J J (Jan, step daughter)

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I’m very sad to hear about your loss, Gary. They all did their bit’, didn’t they, whether in the air or on the ground. It’s good that you were able to talk to Ernie about his experiences, I’ve always thought the groundcrew have equally as interesting memories, and they’ve got a cracking sense of humour.

I hope Ernie would have liked to be remembered with a smile, so, to illustrate that the lads are still keeping a sense of fun going while doing their job, I offer this link from YouTube (It was in aid of charity).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3f0YbQDxp0

RIP Ernie

Hi there Seafuryfan,

Thanks for that, and yes the groundcrew are breed all on there own, and now
days girls as well. People forget, or sometimes don’t think who also makes things happen at airfields all over the world and often not aways on nice warm sunny days. I can tell you Ernie was always seeing the funny-side of
life, so all those hot days abroad must have turned him to the kind of guy he was. I’ll make sure is Son will see the video, which I hope made a bob or two
for a very good cause. And as for our guy, if they hold National Marshelling
Championships, he’s our man and a winner. Maybe the Forum would sponser
him. They were all good and made the air-guitar boys look like damp-batteries.

Thanks again, JJ.
sunny day

Norad site,

yep here u go mate:)

http://www.noradsanta.com

the tracking starts on the 24th, but if u go on there now there is some games an stuff to play.:cool:

Hi there PLYM-SW,

Thanks for pointing me in the right-direction with regard to the NORAD site
Two good things will come out of this, 1, I did not dream there was a site, and 2, it will keep a 4 year old very busy until bedtime.
I love happy endings.

Cheers and have a good Christamas and New year,

JJ.