Die for your country

[August1991]

I know a man - Canadian - who was killed in August 1944, in France.  He died in a crash in a Lancaster bomber.

The French created a remarkable memorial site for him, and the other six men. The site is like Stonehenge.

Why?

[User]

OK... who? What are you talking about?

[Legato]

14 hours ago, August1991 said:

I know a man - Canadian - who was killed in August 1944, in France.  He died in a crash in a Lancaster bomber.

The French created a remarkable memorial site for him, and the other six men. The site is like Stonehenge.

Why?

Not enough devils.

[August1991]

On 5/26/2025 at 1:38 PM, User said:

OK... who? What are you talking about?

User, you're a robot.

I need a better question.

On 5/26/2025 at 5:01 PM, Legato said:

Not enough devils.

He was no devil.

Try again.

[August1991]

On 5/26/2025 at 1:38 PM, User said:

OK... who? What are you talking about?

He was born in Canada.

Why did he die in 1944, and the French build a remarkable stone monument.

Edited May 30, 2025 by August1991

[User]

34 minutes ago, August1991 said:

I need a better question.

I need a better start to this thread. 

 

[August1991]

26 minutes ago, User said:

I need a better start to this thread. 

 

How about SALT, and the US budget.

User, what's your opinion?

[User]

7 minutes ago, August1991 said:

How about SALT, and the US budget.

User, what's your opinion?

What does any of that have to do with your complete inability or refusal to be more descriptive on the actual subject of this thread? 

[Aristides]

On 5/25/2025 at 11:32 PM, August1991 said:

I know a man - Canadian - who was killed in August 1944, in France.  He died in a crash in a Lancaster bomber.

The French created a remarkable memorial site for him, and the other six men. The site is like Stonehenge.

Why?

Well if you lived the better part of 5 years under the Nazi's, you might have at least some amount of gratitude toward the people who died trying to liberate you.

The Dutch sure haven't forgotten and make sure they pass it on to their children. This question is a good example of how we don't do the same.

[August1991]

10 hours ago, Aristides said:

Well if you lived the better part of 5 years under the Nazi's, you might have at least some amount of gratitude toward the people who died trying to liberate you.

The Dutch sure haven't forgotten and make sure they pass it on to their children. This question is a good example of how we don't do the same.

Nazis? 1930s?

IMHO, the great disaster started in Summer 1914.

An elite said it would be a short war. And in 1912, the smart people engineers said the boat would never sink.

[August1991]

On 5/29/2025 at 11:33 PM, User said:

What does any of that have to do with your complete inability or refusal to be more descriptive on the actual subject of this thread? 

We're discussing the connection between the Titanic and August 1914.

Your thoughts?

[Aristides]

14 hours ago, August1991 said:

Nazis? 1930s?

IMHO, the great disaster started in Summer 1914.

An elite said it would be a short war. And in 1912, the smart people engineers said the boat would never sink.

1944 was WW2 and Paris was liberated from the Nazi's in August. You should quit whatever it is you are on.

[August1991]

On 6/2/2025 at 6:04 PM, Aristides said:

1944 was WW2 and Paris was liberated from the Nazi's in August. You should quit whatever it is you are on.

Aristides,

The collapse started in summer, August 1914.

[Aristides]

2 hours ago, August1991 said:

Aristides,

The collapse started in summer, August 1914.

So what, your post was about a WW2 bomber crew. 

[August1991]

On 6/3/2025 at 11:51 PM, Aristides said:

So what, your post was about a WW2 bomber crew. 

I'm waiting for User to reply.

[Army Guy]

On 6/2/2025 at 7:04 PM, Aristides said:

1944 was WW2 and Paris was liberated from the Nazi's in August. You should quit whatever it is you are on.

I think it is mushrooms, i mean it sounds like he is is another universe, we went from lancaster bombers to titanic, to 1914 to waiting for user to uncode this conversation....August blink twice if your ok...

[August1991]

AG,

Blink. I have been twice to the monument. It was a bombing mission to St-Nazaire.

[August1991]

St Nazaire.

[August1991]

On 6/5/2025 at 10:51 PM, Army Guy said:

I think it is mushrooms..

Not at all.

Lancaster. True.

[August1991]

I have asked various people to visit the site.

I have been with various people - young Russians, Canadians, whatever.

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The French get it. 

[herbie]

You should open your statement with something other than
I "knew" a man who died before I was even born.

You know of a man....

Many of us know who you're speaking of, we went to school when they taught us of such things.

[CouchPotato]

On 6/2/2025 at 7:04 PM, Aristides said:

You should quit whatever it is you are on.

I see August more like a Japanese zen monk. The posts are really minimalist like haikus. I don't think it's always important to understand them in a purely logical sense. 

[Aristides]

1 hour ago, CouchPotato said:

I see August more like a Japanese zen monk. The posts are really minimalist like haikus. I don't think it's always important to understand them in a purely logical sense. 

Oh that's a relief.