Another hero Dies - How Many will Notice?

[Jimbeaux]

A Czech Jew who escaped prison to fight in the RAF dies. Once again, I bet this fellow gets almost no mention up against celebrity rehab/reality cr@p:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obitu...

[Balmoral Green]

We noticed

[Jimbeaux]

Balmoral Green said:

We noticed

Yes we did; all is not lost.

[ellroy]

RIP.

Thank you, Sir.

[BrassMan]

Hat: raised.

[groak]

You're asking a lot of possibly the only NPE forum in the world that made not one comment on or mention of the release of Aung San Suu Kyi.

[staceyb]

RIP, we are forever grateful.

[Jasandjules]

RIP. At least this time the word Hero was used correctly.

[jt racing]

The upmost respect for a true man, and a true hero.

[M-J-B]

A true hero.





Some of the current population of the UK could learn a lesson from men like him.

[xr287]

Wow sounds like a very interesting man. Wouldn't have known if it wasn't for this thread. R.I.P.

[Laurel Green]

Thank you Jan Wiener, may you rest in peace.

[JohnnyJones]

Perhaps we need a good war to sort the world out.

RIP and thankyou.

[eldar]

xr287 said:

Wow sounds like a very interesting man. Wouldn't have known if it wasn't for this thread. R.I.P.

He wasn't alone. Many people in similar circumstances did the same, and got little recognition. People are doing the same now. Good to have a reminder of what people do to support their beliefs.

[Jimbeaux]

xr287 said:

Wow sounds like a very interesting man. Wouldn't have known if it wasn't for this thread. R.I.P.

That is my point. However, the latest celeb brat rehab reject is all over primetime.

[JensenA]

It's the old question....Do the Media give us what we want? Or do they give us what they want? Sadly I think it is the latter,

[Jimbeaux]

JensenA said:

It's the old question....Do the Media give us what we want? Or do they give us what they want? Sadly I think it is the latter,

Sadly, you are correct IMO.

[ShampooEfficient]

RIP, a great man.

[Eric Mc]

At the moment, hundreds of WW2 weterans are dying every year. Obviously, this is because the demographic of World War 2 participamts means that most are in their mid to late 80s and early 90s. The media couldn't really keep up if it had to run a report on every veteran who dies. To be fair to the UK media, most of the British broadsheet newspapers run good obituary columns and the passing of these chaps (and ladies) does get noted in sometimes lengthy obituaries.

"Flypast" magazine in the UK runs a monthly listing (called "We Salute You") of those airmen of all sides who have died in the past month. It is curently listing 20 to 30 names each month.

[Jimbeaux]

Eric Mc said:

At the moment, hundreds of WW2 weterans are dying every year. Obviously, this is because the demographic of World War 2 participamts means that most are in their mid to late 80s and early 90s. The media couldn't really keep up if it had to run a report on every veteran who dies. To be fair to the UK media, most of the British broadsheet newspapers run good obituary columns and the passing of these chaps (and ladies) does get noted in sometimes lengthy obituaries.

"Flypast" magazine in the UK runs a monthly listing (called "We Salute You") of those airmen of all sides who have died in the past month. It is curently listing 20 to 30 names each month.

Thanks for that. I hope more people will take time to read such publications or promote them.