An open letter from one of the "vets" on this forum to all young newcomers

hy again ron. i have just been reading your page.facinating stuff.you certaily have been around.i see you are from algate.? do you kno murtle st?my dad had a cigarrett factoty in the basement back in the 30s maybe your folks new my m,mother and father who knows.it can happen.see you later bernard85

 

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hy again ron. i have just been reading your page.facinating stuff.you certaily have been around.i see you are from algate.? do you kno murtle st?my dad had a cigarrett factoty in the basement back in the 30s maybe your folks new my m,mother and father who knows.it can happen.see you later bernard85

Welcome to the forum, Bernard. Hopefully, you will share some of your memories of the war years. I look forward to reading them.

 

A wonderful introduction...

An important factor in researching a subject is going back over things to make sure that what you found in the first place is what you found in the first place and not a half incorrectly remembered fact...

I have been posting here for a while now but still spend the time to come back and re-read things, somewhat like a favourite book, and often find new links to things when I look elsewhere...

Remembering to thank those that help you is also a big part of being here too, so do remember that...

Any veteran, if you are lucky enough to find one willing to talk, is quite simply, a National Treasure, and should be treated with the utmost respect - listen to them, learn from them, read their words, remember them, pass-on their information... as we are only the vessels of transferance... failure to do so would be a sin... failure to offer respect, doubly so...

 

Hello Ron and will check out your posts.
Lest We Forget

 

good day.meagan,k777, just read your message,dated,13-09-2011.05;13 pm. see you want to meet a vet.well you will find we are very much as others.a bit close chested with war story's.but helpfull with information to record for future genarations to read.good luck in your search.bernard85

 

Thank you Ron.

 

I will do my best but it may be difficult to read all that the vets have written ( theres a lot) but thanks for the advice ron, appreciated.

 

I am a new member whose father flew out of an airbase near Framlingham with the 8th Air Force, 390th Bombardment Group, 571st Bombardment Squadron. An uncle flew B-24s with the 8th Air Force's 392nd Bomb Group. My uncles and cousins, my extended family, served in nearly all theaters of the war.

I am interested in all aspects of World War II.

I publish "Wayne's Journal" at http://waynes-journal.com/about/.

 

Good evening Ron.I hope ur well.thank you so much for helping with details to give me a good start and also the cross reference that I'm glad my info and yours matched..

 

Noted. Thank you for your service Ron.

 

Thank you for your advice about using the forum and I will do my utmost to abide by the (generous) rules of engagement.