The Passing of a Veteran

A brief note to mark the passing of a Veteran who was special to me - My Dad. Roy Smith (1922-2008), RAF fighter pilot in training who was waiting to be shipped out for the push back into Burma and the invasion of Japan when the war ended. Fortunately he returned to England and met a woman whom he married and who became my Mother. Mum passed away in 2005. My sister and I miss them. My beloved sister has had her share of personal tragedy having lost her husband (my Brother-in-Law John - a great bloke) at the end of 2007.

I'm going to be off - line for a few days while I go and attend to family business but the email account will remain open as always.

I'm looking forward to doing more 'Jalopy' blogging in 2009. In the meantime - we look back and remember with thanks all the veterans like my Dad who stepped up and did something because it was the right thing to do.