Kim39
13th November 2005, 10:06 PM
Have spent today in Cambridge watching the Armistice Day celebrations, i was totally surprised to see a massive difference how the Kiwi's celebrate this day, against how the Brits celebrate back in the UK.
The day started at 09:30 with a parade of WW2 vehicles with a parade of Army, Navy and AirForce personnel all from a re-enactment society. It was very well presented. Within the parade were tanks (british as well as american along with other nationalities vehicles) jeeps,short track as well as long track vehicles etc, then came a fly past by a Catalina. The focal point was taking place on the town's cricket pitch and surrounding outfield. Here there were various army camps set up,ranging from British,German,Nz,Viet Cong and so forth, too many to mention really. There were tank and infantry divisions from various nations. I'm sure you are getting the picture.
Later on came a re-enactment from a battle from the D-Day landings, as british and american forces annulled an offensive from the germans. As well as this staged battle, there were others from the WW1 and a battle featuring the Nz army against the viet cong. Along with this entertainment came a parachute fall from the Kiwi blues parachute team. There is plenty more to mention but this thread would just go and on.
And to think, all the brits can muster(especially where i originate from is a march of veterens and cadets to a cenetaph to lay a wreath) not that i am knocking this,but what i saw today was entertaining and spectacular,but also remembering what today was all about and not once did this leave peoples attentions.
Kim
The day started at 09:30 with a parade of WW2 vehicles with a parade of Army, Navy and AirForce personnel all from a re-enactment society. It was very well presented. Within the parade were tanks (british as well as american along with other nationalities vehicles) jeeps,short track as well as long track vehicles etc, then came a fly past by a Catalina. The focal point was taking place on the town's cricket pitch and surrounding outfield. Here there were various army camps set up,ranging from British,German,Nz,Viet Cong and so forth, too many to mention really. There were tank and infantry divisions from various nations. I'm sure you are getting the picture.
Later on came a re-enactment from a battle from the D-Day landings, as british and american forces annulled an offensive from the germans. As well as this staged battle, there were others from the WW1 and a battle featuring the Nz army against the viet cong. Along with this entertainment came a parachute fall from the Kiwi blues parachute team. There is plenty more to mention but this thread would just go and on.
And to think, all the brits can muster(especially where i originate from is a march of veterens and cadets to a cenetaph to lay a wreath) not that i am knocking this,but what i saw today was entertaining and spectacular,but also remembering what today was all about and not once did this leave peoples attentions.
Kim