Regular readers of my blogs might remember me making friends with an elderly man one day when I discovered him struggling to breathe on my way back from the post office. I’m afraid to report that he died this week; he was 85. As I remembered he was a Major in the Gendarmes. He also fought in Indochina (Vietnam) and Algeria. I always enjoyed my talks with him when we met up.
Here is some of his story.
4 comments:
Hi Anji,
Aw - that's so sad.
I remember my grandfather being in the war (he was a POW) but sadly I was too young to really appreciate his stories.
It puts life into perspective, doesn't it?
:-(
Cheers
PM
Hi Anji,
I am sorry to hear of the death of your friend. May his soul rest in peace.
Judy
Hi Anji,
I am sorry to hear of the death of your friend. May his soul rest in peace.
Judy
PM; It certainly does put life into perspective. I'm glad that I wrote down what he told me - when I looked it up again I'd forgotten half of what he said
Judy: Thank you for your kind words
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