A bit of WWII history for sale
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A bit of WWII history for sale
Duncan
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"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
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Re: A bit of WWII history for sale
Why doesn't some organization buy it, preserve it, and set it up as a historical site for anyone who cares to visit? In the US I get letters all the time from the Civil War Preservation Trust requesting money to buy up additional land at Civil War historic sites to keep the places from becoming shopping centers or subdivisions of track houses. Judging by the Brit TV shows I see still on PBS, the Brits still have a strong connection to the World Wars, and rightfully so considering the cost in lives, why no serious organization in place to preserve the physical history as much a possible?
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Re: A bit of WWII history for sale
In a word - MONEY! There isn't any spare.......................Niner wrote:Why doesn't some organization buy it, preserve it, and set it up as a historical site for anyone who cares to visit? In the US I get letters all the time from the Civil War Preservation Trust requesting money to buy up additional land at Civil War historic sites to keep the places from becoming shopping centers or subdivisions of track houses. Judging by the Brit TV shows I see still on PBS, the Brits still have a strong connection to the World Wars, and rightfully so considering the cost in lives, why no serious organization in place to preserve the physical history as much a possible?
Duncan
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
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Re: A bit of WWII history for sale
The State already owns it, so why not keep it?
I know; money!!
I know; money!!
Self Defence is not only a Right, it is an Obligation.
Eoin.
Eoin.
Re: A bit of WWII history for sale
What about a non profit trust? The UK have any of those?
http://www.civilwar.org/aboutus/
You don't give money to any government to protect property that would be worth keeping .....they would just screw it up. You buy it from the government and manage it in an intelligent way.
http://www.civilwar.org/aboutus/
You don't give money to any government to protect property that would be worth keeping .....they would just screw it up. You buy it from the government and manage it in an intelligent way.
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Re: A bit of WWII history for sale
That's OK Robert but just think on this a while.
How many WWII Aircraft are kept flying in the US?
Now see how many still fly in the UK!
And there is ONE V Bomber left flying and that is in spite of the government - not because of it.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... costs.html
How many WWII Aircraft are kept flying in the US?
Now see how many still fly in the UK!
And there is ONE V Bomber left flying and that is in spite of the government - not because of it.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... costs.html
Duncan
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.