Ortona remembered

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball
Ah, now your question makes sense... I wonder why they elected to sell, given the historical significance of the thing? A moment of weakness, or are they cash-strapped?

I can't fathom it, and I don't think there is an excuse for it - even though the Sherman now serves a worthy cause. In a way I think the "Canadian military attaches [who] scoured Europe" didn't do a job good enough and can be rightly blamed for not being sensitive to appreciating artefacts of historical significance. The Dutch government is to be blamed for not having an adequate system to prevent historical artefacts being exported.

As you can see, I am well and truly p|ss€d off.

Those who feel the same can sign a petition against the sale of this Sherman here (I am still working on a proper response, but have to get over my anger first).

Rant over.

Thanks,
Hanno