12-01-14, 03:17 PM
It wasn't always safe staying at home though, was it? My mother told me that she remembered being strafed by a German aircraft near Plymouth. Now, she was not one to make things up. She also remembered the Yanks handing out oranges and candy to the local kids.
Not family, but a guy I worked with not long ago was part of the Suez operations in the 50s. He used to jibe me that my Germany stint in the late 80s was a home posting. So I used to wind him up in turn, saying, yeah, but at least we kept the Soviet hordes at bay, and he ought to be sent back to recover the Suez Canal, as he failed in his job :lol
Not family, but a guy I worked with not long ago was part of the Suez operations in the 50s. He used to jibe me that my Germany stint in the late 80s was a home posting. So I used to wind him up in turn, saying, yeah, but at least we kept the Soviet hordes at bay, and he ought to be sent back to recover the Suez Canal, as he failed in his job :lol