Alarming!

[Gil Boyd]

Cinders,
I have indeed read David Days book THE GREAT BETRAYAL. This was bad enough but I am disgusted to have read so many more betrayals to Commonwealth Countries including India in my lifetime as an author of history for my Regiment The Parachute Regiment, of which we have a few that we can never be proud of.

I lived in Singapore for many years as my father was in the Military, and I have been back a number of times in the Army, as well as attending commemoration ceremonies in the jungle to honour our fallen in recent conflicts, the last being 2015.

We can NEVER be proud of letting you guys down, but I make no apologies for the Commanders of the day, it certainly wouldn't have happened under my watch.

So annoying and would have been so easily rectified, had people at the top known the full story and available air power and resources.
LEST WE FORGET

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[smerdon42]

Cinders the Chinese don’t seem to care about our history and military graves , it could also be why they arm thier fishing fleet s with weapons . My uncles father was on the HMAS Perth when it was sunk he wa s last seen on a life boat but was never a POW so more than like;ly he is at the bottom of the ocean with th e Perth ,

[Sapper740]

The Chinese don't give a rip about our customs, traditions, or war dead obviously. I was going to post something much more strongly worded but decorum prevented me.

[Eaglelord17]

A large part of why they salvage these ships is due to the radiation free steel. Unfortunately highly sensitive equipment needs to be made with radiation free steel. The last bit of radiation free steel was made in 1945. These ships are basically big machinable slabs of steel which can be made into these precision equipment. Not saying I agree with it, just that the x-ray machine you use next might have been made with steel from a salvaged warship.

[Sapper740]

Between my wife and I we have lost three relatives to war, one to the Land during the Battle for the Somme, , one to the Air during 'Bloody April' in the Arras region, and one to the Sea in the English Channel. Each of the three was a Great Uncle to either of us which brings home the realization that if things had turned out a little different and a different brother was killed, i.e. our grandfathers we wouldn't be here today. Such are the vagaries and vicissitudes of war. We, my wife and I consider war graves to be hallowed ground no matter where they are found and should be left alone.

[CINDERS]

Kiwisteve ~ pity you cannot catch them and have some small town justice a much better proposition than asking the blue bottles to attend!