A weird thing

[fuselex]

I guess we only know what is current , things that didn`t affect us are a distant past.
The reasons , the politics , the loyalty , seem to get forgotten as every generation moves along .
There is always a new war ,
As the old WW1 vets died , a few WW2 vets held centre stage .
But how many can understand the horrors they went through.
After them came the era of TV /video , all of a sudden the public had a right to judge them.
The Vietnam war became a political debate by those who never got a bullet fired at them .
Yes , either did I , but if you waved a flag instead of enlisting, your voice was heard more than those
who fought.
To those who have served and those that will
Thank you .

[btd64]

Well said....GP

[fuselex]

working in a public hospital , I would guess I would rub shoulders with 30-40 staff a day.
Worked there for 17 odd years .I Couldn't even guess how many ppl I have forgotten .
In that time , and the number of staff. you would think I could come across someone who had the same interest
in military history . Still looking.
Some are willing to listen , but none are really interested.
Guess that facebook selfie thing is far more important.

Lawrence Dominic McCarthy was born in York, Western Australia, on 21 January 1892
On 23 August 1918, McCarthy performed what was later described in the official history as being the most effective
piece of individual fighting in the history of the AIF,
next to Albert Jacka's Military Cross-winning feat at Pozières.[5] Near Madam Wood, east of Vermandovillers,
France, the battalion was heavily opposed by well-posted German machine-guns. McCarthy, realizing the situation,
dashed across the open ground with two men to the nearest post, where, having out-distanced his companions,
he put the gun out of action, then continued fighting his way down the trench.
Later, having been joined by one of his men, together they bombed their way along the trench until contact
was established with an adjoining unit.[2][6]


During this action McCarthy had killed 22 of the enemy,
taken 50 prisoners and captured 3 machine-guns and 500 yards (460 m) of the German front.
The battalion historian wrote that following McCarthy's feat,
"the prisoners closed in on him from all sides ... and patted him on the back!"[2]
For this McCarthy was awarded the Victoria Cross that, within his battalion and in some quarters
of the London press, came to be known as the "super-vc1919,

[fuselex]

ickname(s)
Fats

Born
21 January 1892
York, Western Australia

Died
25 May 1975 (aged 83)
Melbourne, Victoria

Allegiance
Australia

Service/branch
Australian Imperial Force

Years of service
1914–20

Rank
Lieutenant

Battles/wars

First World War
Gallipoli Campaign
Western Front Battle of Pozières
Battle of Mouquet Farm
Hundred Days Offensive



Awards
Victoria Cross
Croix de guerre (France