Remembrance Day Video

[Garry Shipton (RIP)]

Iwent to the Remembrance concert at St Mary's last night.As I entered the main door there stood a vet with a box of poppies.Immediately made a beeline to his table.The first thing he asks me if I had any relatives from the war.So,as I put my three toneys n the box he says to me "How many do you want"?So,I related that my dad was a D-Day Dodger,my wife Debbie's dad was military policeman at Normandy.He says"Do you have any kids"?Yes,two daughters.Sooo !! this vet hands me a fistful of poppies and tells me to pass them around.Well two daughters went of today to junior college and university,proudly wearing the poppies.During the concert,anyone not wearing one was handed a freebee during intermission.
A great night was had by all except me-not being invited to play with my old band The Air Force Pipes and Drums.Oh well!