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.
Hi Anji,
ReplyDeleteAw - 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,
ReplyDeleteI am sorry to hear of the death of your friend. May his soul rest in peace.
Judy
Hi Anji,
ReplyDeleteI 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
ReplyDeleteJudy: Thank you for your kind words