"Do not be afraid or discouraged, for The Lord is the one who goes before you. He will be with you; He will never fail you nor forsake you."
Deuteronomy 31 v 8
(New Living Translation)
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"Love Will Last Forever"
1 Corinthians 13 v.9
(New Living Translation)
Quote - Bishop T.D. Jakes
"How can you say that God has me exactly where He wants me to be, when I have never felt this lonely, and I've never felt this sad, and I've never felt this depressed. And it is a shameful place, and it is a painful place, and it is a tearful place, and it is a breaking place. But I came to tell you that God's Strength is made perfect in weakness, and when this is all over, God is going to get some glory out of this..."
So, I am still on my last day - in the area of the battle of the Somme ... and yes, my Granddad went "over the top" on July 1st ... and survived the day. That July 1st is known as the "Bloodiest day in the British Army"
My suprise, as you see the land, is that any survived!
Picture heavy again Looking across the battlefields towards the Thiepville Memorial These woods (were stumps) is where my Granddad was based in July - September 1916 A few pieces from the museum Sorry, but seeing the kit laid out like, looked a little creepy to me Granddad was in the Northamptonshire Regiment The Queen Mother's brother's name
Vimy Ridge - held by the Canadians
French graves German Graves
ARRAS .... rebuilt as it was pre-1914 Arras Cemetery - the memorial to the Royal Flying Corps, The Naval Air Service, and the Royal Air Force (formed when the 2 were amalgamated 1/4/18)