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Originally Posted by
IanS
Jim, thanks for the helpful suggestion.
Enfield303t, it would be great if you could make the trip, I thought the run to Barriere would have been more than 3 hours! I'm going to talk to dad to make sure he is up for the visit. I'll PM you as soon as possible with the outcome.
Best wishes,
Ian.
Ian if the visit is a go please let me know by pm when you will be there and other details of where you dad lives asap. Want to keep the day open and by doing that now things will work out better.
Wow it will be a thrill to meet your dad, a real honour.
Why use a 50 pound bomb when a 500 pound bomb will do?
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I hope you get this off the ground may pay to have a tape recorder there, but I would certainly vett the questions you may trigger a long supressed bad moment not all vet's offer up their experiences especially those of a Sniper where they can see the whites of their eyes so to speak. (I really do hope it works and well done supporting forumers of Ian's endeavour)
I am no orphan when it comes to the lack of responses from a parent that went to WWII my dad only spoke just to my B/inlaw once about his 4 years over seas and that was I guess because my B/inlaw went to Vietnam on a holiday to try and meet Uncle Ho
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UPDATE
I've spoken with my dad and he is very much looking forward to the meeting which will be in early May. Many thanks to enfield303t for his help in making this reunion possible. We hope to post photos here and if the video turns out OK, that as well.
Many thanks to Milsurps members for all their contributions.
Ian.
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It's amazing how our interest in firearms and reverence for the men who used them brings out the best in people. At least some of us WILL insure no one ever forgets the true heros. It really shows when someone will glady take the time to travel three hours just to shake the hand of a man he's never met. Awsome, just awsome.....
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Had a great conversation with Ian a couple of hours ago and was where he lives in the UK in 2003/05.
My son and I are the lucky ones in our opinion, a chance to spend some time with a former WWII sniper and to be honest there just can't be many left.
Ian and I picked the date, will take both of my T's one is a 43 and the other 45 and both BSA.
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Why use a 50 pound bomb when a 500 pound bomb will do?
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We'll be waiting for the picture expose'...
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Hats off enfield303t for making this happen. Priceless!
Thanks for sharing the experiance with the rest of us.
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HOOKED ON HISTORY
Hats off enfield303t for making this happen. Priceless!
Thanks for sharing the experiance with the rest of us.
I expect Ian will put up a video he took when he gets back to the UK.
Why use a 50 pound bomb when a 500 pound bomb will do?
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Originally Posted by
enfield303t
I expect Ian will put up a video he took when he gets back to the
UK.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I think to those of us who here appreciate the sacrifices of Sgt. Alexander "Sandy" Scott and those like him the value of these photos are incalculable.
Look forward to the video.
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