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Old 7 November 2009, 10:43 AM #1 (permalink)
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An interesting but sad recon photo

This aerial photo is a before/after view of Paschendeal.It shows the useless destruction caused by war.I say it softly,bloody hell.

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Old 7 November 2009, 10:47 AM #2 (permalink)
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hmmm,if you think it looks bad from this high up just "try" and imagine being on the ground.

i dont think any of us can of course imagine the horror of being there.

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Probably would have been far worse to compare the two in real life. I daresay that would have looked something like this:



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My grandad fought at Passiondale with the KOSB in 1917 and from some of his stories it was grim to say the least.

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