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[webby23]

Lets just remember today as being about the veterans, on all sides, and their famillies

 

[redelitev6]

And let's all remember just how many British soldiers were there,if you believe the Americans ,they were the only ones there!

[Nickbat]

I have just spent the afternoon watching the D Day ceromony on BBC. Very moving.

As an aside, and I do not want to open wounds, but when gordon brown made his speech he was actually booed by quite a few people in the crowd. I don't like brown but I thought this was the wrong time and place for booeing.

Apparently it was the veterans booing and shouting "Where's the Queen?" (in reference to the failure of Brown to organise the presence of HRH). Personally, I think the only ones allowed to boo are the veterans since they are the mates of the fallen.   

Christ, now Brown's getting the blame for who the French invite - fact is the 65th wasn't considered one of the "big" celebrations ie 50th, 60th, 75th etc and it was never the intention to invite the queen - only when he media went nuts was something arranged - nothing to do with Brown, or would you like a PM who tells the Queen what to do - I'm sure the palace, had they wanted the Queen to attend, would have had their wish.

I'm merely saying that there is a belief that Downing Street encouraged Sarkozy to not invite the Queen so that he could get another photo-op with Obama.
It may be an erroneous belief, but there you go.

Also, I am merely saying that the ceremony really belongs to the veterans themselves. They went through the hell that was D-Day and they lost many comrades. If they want to boo someone who, in my view, clearly doesn't give a monkey's about the military anyway (given how poorly equipped our forces are and how many cuts in defence there have been), then they can. I reckon their mates who gave their lives would have felt the same if they had been here to tell the tale.

That's my personal view, and I'm sticking to it. 

[djm1964]

Lest we forget......RIP , HEROES.

[crazyjoetavola]

I have just spent the afternoon watching the D Day ceromony on BBC. Very moving.

As an aside, and I do not want to open wounds, but when gordon brown made his speech he was actually booed by quite a few people in the crowd. I don't like brown but I thought this was the wrong time and place for booeing.

Apparently it was the veterans booing and shouting "Where's the Queen?" (in reference to the failure of Brown to organise the presence of HRH). Personally, I think the only ones allowed to boo are the veterans since they are the mates of the fallen.   

Christ, now Brown's getting the blame for who the French invite - fact is the 65th wasn't considered one of the "big" celebrations ie 50th, 60th, 75th etc and it was never the intention to invite the queen - only when he media went nuts was something arranged - nothing to do with Brown, or would you like a PM who tells the Queen what to do - I'm sure the palace, had they wanted the Queen to attend, would have had their wish.

I'm merely saying that there is a belief that Downing Street encouraged Sarkozy to not invite the Queen so that he could get another photo-op with Obama.
It may be an erroneous belief, but there you go.

Also, I am merely saying that the ceremony really belongs to the veterans themselves. They went through the hell that was D-Day and they lost many comrades. If they want to boo someone who, in my view, clearly doesn't give a monkey's about the military anyway (given how poorly equipped our forces are and how many cuts in defence there have been), then they can. I reckon their mates who gave their lives would have felt the same if they had been here to tell the tale.

That's my personal view, and I'm sticking to it. 

.........most of the convoluted, contrived and confused results of  the many decisions concerning public matters can be laid fairly and squarely at the front door of that squalid place - and at the hands of its key holder

Once again the nation is brought into disrepute by this shower on incompetents