Will spread the word !

I have come across a lot of things related to both World wars that annoy me, the way some vets were treated, the acts of courage not recognised, the lack of official Government interest around the recovery or identification of remains.

This case is a disgrace , at least there is a realistic hope of doing something about it.

Can those of us from outside the UK vote for this as well ?

A belated Happy Birthday and many more to come !

Television reaches a far wider audience than aviation and military history people. Sometimes it is overlooked that many facts are not widely known to the general public and programmes like this help raise awareness of history.

Exactly ! Hopefully this programme will have created some interest in some who normally wouldnt have given a second thought to the reality behind the film. Yes, there were many more escapes, yes there were many more examples of almost unbeleivable courage that have gone unrecognised or have been forgotten with the passage of time. But if an interest can be engendered in the younger generation by programmes such as this then the sacrifice of those great men will not be forgooten.

Andy,

Thanks for the original link, that was a fascinating programme !!

Great to see the former inmate flying down that replica track with a great big grin on his face ! Shame they werent able to get into the tunnel as intended but finding the trolly wheels, the digging tools, the radio….fantastic !

Very moving stuff folks, many thanks

I think this song speaks for all too many brave men, who were forgotten over here for far too long.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2YvcB9lW18&feature=related

Thanks for the update Simon and the chance to not look at adverts from the employer who decided that after almost 25 years that i was too experienced to keep on the payroll !

Good news, thanks for the heads up Andy !