Truly amazing. This brought tears to my eyes. R.I.P. Mr Allingham!

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Good read Chet. All those hero's are gone and many people do not even know there stories. My Grand Dad was in the the 29th. Infantry Division (Blue and gray) and fought in WWI he was born in 1896 and passed away in the 70's

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That's a great story, Chet -- thanks for sharing the link!

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Thanks Chet, great story.

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Yes, that is an amazing story, I saw it on the news in the UK. Only a couple left now.
My Grandfather was also there. The trenches at Passchendaele, he survived the war but a few of my family didn't, he died in 1970.
When I was a kid, he took me to watch Burnley play football every weekend, when they were playing at home.
Many years later, when I visited his house, he was seriously ill in bed and coming to the end. All he could talk about was when we would go watching Burnley and how great it was, " Great team " he said.
I said " Yes, great team, good days " he smiled and that was the last I saw him alive.
It occured to me, years later, that, that is why he went off to fight in those terrible trenches and help win WW1.
So that we would be free and he would be able to take his grandson to watch Burnley play football.


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Touching story, thanks.

This is my kind of guy. Smokes.booze and wild wild women. Gee could you ask for a better life.

Thank you, Chet.

'Have been a passioante student of history for decades. 'Believe an important part of this life-mission is to honour those who served, thooughout time, in the cause of righteousness.

In many cases the cause was clear. Good vs. evil, defending one's homeland...

...in the case of "The War Of European Vanity," (WW I), the suffering and death of those millions it was unnecessary and tragic beyond the ability of words or thoughts to explain them. Eternal hoonour and prayers to them

excellent article chet ,thanks, I hope we never have to pay that price again.

Good link, thank you, Chet.

My wife's grandfather was in the trenches in WWI. His experiences were so terrible he hardly ever slept the night through peacefully afterwards, having such bad nightmares he couldn't share a room with his wife and was sometimes found to have climbed under the bed for shelter in his sleep.

But nobody knows what he saw. He simply could never speak about it - and back then there was no therapy for post traumatic shock. He just coped with it and it distorted the rest of his life.

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Henry Allingham laying his wreath on Remembrance Day last year (11th day of the 11th month) was something many of us saw and were moved by. A brave and noble man. May he rest peacefully.



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............. AMAZING !!!!!..............

Wow, what a great man.

A very touching story, indeed.

I thank him and his fellow soldiers for all that they have done for us.

May he rest in peace and have an awesome time up there with his friends he has longed to be reunited with for so long. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

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Lest we forget R.I.P. sir.

World War I, military conflict, from August 1914 to November 1918, that involved many of the countries of Europe as well as the United States and other nations throughout the world. World War I was one of the most violent and destructive wars in European history. Of the 65 million men who were mobilized, more than 10 million were killed and more than 20 million wounded.

Let's never forget all those who gave.
For My Pop!!!! Thats what I called My Grand Dad

Twenty-ninth, 29th Division
Nickname: Blue & Grey Division
113th, 114th, 115th, 116th Infantry (Inf.)
110th, 111th, 112th Artillery (Art.)
110th, 111th, 112th Machine Gun (M. G.)
104th Engineers (Eng.)
Major General Commanding: Charles L. Morton

Meuse-Argonne offensive as part of the French XVII Corps. During 21 days in combat, the 29th Division advanced seven kilometers, captured 2,148 prisoners, and knocked out over 250 machine guns or artillery pieces. It paid a high price for this success. Thirty percent of the division became casualties—170 officers and 5,691 men. Shortly thereafter, the Armistice with Germany was signed,

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Thank you for posting this Chet. In this busy life we forget that each person has their own unique story to tell...the story of their life. Mr. Allingham seemed like a wise man, a brave soldier and a person with a desire to remind of us of history...lest we repeat it. God bless his family. Rest in Peace Mr. Allingham.

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