tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post116755927698042651..comments2024-02-24T09:14:44.403+00:00Comments on The Poor Mouth: jams o donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-1167566770828404382006-12-31T12:06:00.000+00:002006-12-31T12:06:00.000+00:00I envy you for having the opportunity to meet Henr...I envy you for having the opportunity to meet Henry Allingham, Tom!<BR/><BR/>I am glad too that the veterans' stories have been recorded for posterity. It is fortunate that their experiences. What they saw should never be forgotten. Hopefully one day we as a species will learn from them and change our ways. <BR/><BR/>I know that sounds pretty naive but unless we do we have no future.jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-1167565097965979582006-12-31T11:38:00.000+00:002006-12-31T11:38:00.000+00:00I met our oldest veteran this year. Henry Allingh...I met our oldest veteran this year. Henry Allingham - a truly wise and humble human being. <BR/><BR/>He regailed us with stories about Charlie Chaplin and life in the trenches. He said to me that he couldn't believe that he'd got all "this attention, just for staying alive". <BR/><BR/>Thankfully, many of the remaining surviviors have had their biographies captured for future generations.tom watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15994883651480455831noreply@blogger.com