They have waited almost 70 years but thousands of war veterans and their relatives finally watched today as the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh unveiled a lasting legacy to the sacrifice made by tens of thousands of airmen who died in the Second World War.
More than 5,000 veterans and veterans’ family members from all over the world travelled to the capital for the poignant ceremony to mark the opening of the Bomber Command Memorial, with Air Commodore Malcolm White, chairman of Bomber Command Association vowing: ‘We will remember them‘.
Situated in the heart of London, a stone’s throw from Buckingham Palace, the memorial in the north west corner of Green Park remembers the bravery of the 55,573 RAF crew who lost their lives in the conflict.
Speaking at a special dedication ceremony, Chief of the Air Staff Sir Stephen Dalton told crowds the ‘service and raw courage’ of those who died had been recognised
About time too!
ITS ABIT LATE IN THE DAY BUT WELCOME SALUTE TO THOSE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED US SO THAT WE MAY BE FREE TODAY JEFF3
ITS ABIT LATE IN THE DAY BUT WELCOME FOR THESE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED US SO THAT WE MAY BE FREE TODAY
Rest in peace Sir Arthur Harris
I’ve just watched the ceremony from this morning, it was wonderful to see the surviving members of Bomber Command, old men now but still proud.
I’m guilty of shedding a few tears, seeing those men today and remembering the men who died made me think what those men would of thought of our society as it is today?
How would they feel about how our government treats it’s servicemen and woman today?
I think it was a bloody insult for a government minister turning up to the ceremony but refused to contribute to the costs, typical bloody politicians, they don’t mind handing over billions of pounds in foreign aid to line the bloody pockets of African Dictators though?….