tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post5135583777254129153..comments2024-03-23T09:47:39.612+00:00Comments on alan sloman's big walk: Found: Film footage of our Dad!Alan Slomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-92083525680531931232014-02-07T22:17:05.876+00:002014-02-07T22:17:05.876+00:00That's real treasure. you really must write th...That's real treasure. you really <b>must</b> write them up!<br />:-)Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-10877483956319760242014-02-07T22:12:52.093+00:002014-02-07T22:12:52.093+00:00Bloody excellent mate.
We are lucky to have all my...Bloody excellent mate.<br />We are lucky to have all my Dad's wartime log books.<br />One day I am going to write them up.<br /><a href="http://www.helions.co.uk/Bill-21bl.jpg" rel="nofollow">My Dad</a><br />Andrew Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744521212967848460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-68557357439093314172014-01-31T23:05:14.947+00:002014-01-31T23:05:14.947+00:00Hi Allen
We were absolutely delighted when my brot...Hi Allen<br />We were absolutely delighted when my brother found this. Good luck with your search for your own Dad!<br />:-)Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-54528334428547533032014-01-31T18:49:45.926+00:002014-01-31T18:49:45.926+00:00Hi Alan. That's an amazing find, and it's ...Hi Alan. That's an amazing find, and it's an amazing film. What blokes like your father went through out there is beyond imagination. We can only sit in our confortable homes and marvel at their strength and determination.<br />I'm off to search footage of the Korean War now to see if I can find my own dad.<br />Cheers, AlenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-88981857367159026062014-01-26T19:48:08.149+00:002014-01-26T19:48:08.149+00:00Hi fella.
I'm not sure about 'proud' -...Hi fella.<br />I'm not sure about 'proud' - more 'pleased as punch' to see him as a young man in a period of his life that he never talked about.<br />:-)Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-60411957015589711902014-01-26T19:16:02.122+00:002014-01-26T19:16:02.122+00:00Tremendous, that must make you feel very proud.
J...Tremendous, that must make you feel very proud.<br /><br />JJJohn Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-54317107050812357542014-01-26T18:29:55.509+00:002014-01-26T18:29:55.509+00:00Hi Mark, and welcome
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I don't think they ev...Hi Mark, and welcome<br />:-)<br />I don't think they ever considered themselves 'brave', but those of us left to enjoy our freedom certainly do. <br />Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-59023313603372601542014-01-26T17:32:33.934+00:002014-01-26T17:32:33.934+00:00Thanks for posting the footage. I was born way aft...Thanks for posting the footage. I was born way after the war, but was brought up to appreciate the hard work and bravery of people like your dad.Marc_1970https://www.blogger.com/profile/01383487467331810797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-41723604116706118042014-01-25T17:31:03.088+00:002014-01-25T17:31:03.088+00:00Hi Conrad.
I think those scenes are obviously stag...Hi Conrad.<br />I think those scenes are obviously staged, but they do portray how the tank-busters went about their business quite well.<br />It was a lovely surprise to see our Dad as a young man. We have his photograph album of his war, but to see him come alive on this clip was rather special.Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-71377508733940700442014-01-25T16:20:14.655+00:002014-01-25T16:20:14.655+00:00Wow! That is some footage. I wonder how it was fil...Wow! That is some footage. I wonder how it was filmed. The tank attack appears to be taken from the ground but I can't imagine an allied cameraman being down there amongst the German tanks.<br /><br />I read the piece about your Dad - very moving. As I was born in 1939 I do have some memories of the war, and the aftermath.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.com