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Related: About this forumThe Dunkirk Spirit
On the river today. A boat that was part of the flotilla that sailed to Dunkirk to evacuate the soldiers. You can tell by the insignia in the St Georges Cross flag. You do not get to fly it if you did not do it. Bloody marvellous!
Bull Dog Spirit. Look at how tiny it is but it crossed the channel to save our soldiers.
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The Dunkirk Spirit (Original Post)
Soph0571
Aug 2019
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elleng
(130,752 posts)1. WOW!
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)5. Seems to me that right at this point in time...
... a really good reminder of how we fought and won!
Skittles
(153,113 posts)2. nice
my grandfather was picked up by one of those "little ships"
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)4. Romantically..
Maybe it was this boat
Skittles
(153,113 posts)6. I know he was one of the last ones picked up
he was older - 38 - he said he had to send the young lads home to their mums
3Hotdogs
(12,332 posts)3. I took a boat tour out of York on a Dunkirk boat.
TomSlick
(11,088 posts)7. Bloody wonderful.