Good news for three old WWII Gorkha vets and sign of things to come.

hi Uncle, I gather your the Man, great news for the veterans, shame the Brit.goverment delayed it till most of them were dead, guess the relatives wont be able to get what their due ancestraly.still I guess there is always kama.
best wishes spiral
 
I think they are slated to get about 10,000 pounds which I hope is not subject to UK income tax. Personally, I think I'd charge a higher amount for doing a tour of duty in a WWII Japanese concentration camp.
 
my father who is now 80 went through Burma & thailand for 6 years fighting alongside the gurkhas,{he was in the chindits},I know he would agree with you.
spiral
 
Originally posted by Bill Martino
I think they are slated to get about 10,000 pounds which I hope is not subject to UK income tax. Personally, I think I'd charge a higher amount for doing a tour of duty in a WWII Japanese concentration camp.
Click to expand...

IT'S ABOUT TIME! LONG DESERVED! Now, I wonder how much the solicitor/attorney/lawyers will TAKE! Should be PRO BONO
 
But, what bugs me is that, are they going to be treated fair in the end. I think with the way most of the world aperates these days, (greed and coruption) they will not.

A shame that all on the same side can't be treated the same. But then, There isn't much fair in this old world any more. I feel fortunate to have found this forum. I may not get to meet many of the forum but, I am glad to have been able to be in contact with this caliber of men.:)
 
Reading the news during WWII was the first time I learned of Gorkhas and I've been a fan ever since -- but I was a fan of a lot of guys back then -- Flying Tigers, Fighting Seabees, US Marines in general, Brit and US flyboys in the UK, in fact just about every guy who was putting his life on the line for all of us here back home. And, yes, I was even a fan of the Desert Fox who taught me at an early age that you could respect and admire even your deadliest enemy. We sure as hell could have used him.
 
Originally posted by Bill Martino
And, yes, I was even a fan of the Desert Fox who taught me at an early age that you could respect and admire even your deadliest enemy. We sure as hell could have used him.
Click to expand...

Erwin Rommel was a brilliant military tactician and one of the greatest generals of the 20th century . He was never a Nazi. He was forced to commit suicide by Hitler's henchmen after the failed July 20, 1944 assasination plot against the Fuhrer. One can't help but admire the man.

Semp --
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top