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Basra Memorial Wall
The Basra Memorial Wall is a truly poignant monument to the 178 UK service personnel and one Ministry of Defence (MoD) civilian who lost their lives on combat operations in Iraq and also lists members of Coalition Forces who were killed whilst under UK command during six years of conflict.
The original memorial was built in [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 8th 2014
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Cherie’s Place Thought for the Week
The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.
Sir Edward Grey, British Foreign Secretary, August 1914
Photo Copywright – www.1418now.org.uk/lights-out/
Lights Out
The outbreak of the First World War was a cataclysmic event in world history. We know now that the enormous losses, huge economic cost and unprecedented [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 3rd 2014
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Lives of the First World War
It is my turn at Vision & Verb today. My post is about a project launched by the Imperial War Museum (IWM). It is a digital memorial to record the life of every person who served in uniform or worked on the home front during World War One. An ancestor of mine is listed on the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 8th 2014
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
What Is A Dad?
A dad is someone who
wants to catch you before you fall
but instead picks you up,
brushes you off,
and lets you try again.
A dad is someone who
wants to keep you from making mistakes
but instead lets you find your own way,
even though his heart breaks in silence
when you get hurt.
A dad is someone [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 15th 2014
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only others but ourselves as well.
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
13 Comments CherryPie on Jun 8th 2014
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.
Max Muller
17 Comments CherryPie on Jun 1st 2014
