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To: NYBob1 who wrote (2647)	7/29/2007 6:51:19 PM
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Ot. Veteran, 109, revisits WWI trench - The last known surviving British soldier to have fought in the trenches of World War I has revisited the site where he fought 90 years ago. Harry Patch was injured and lost three friends - on the same day - Harry Patch, of Somerset, made the trip to Flanders in - Belgium to recall his part in the battle which - claimed 250,000 British casualties. He also went to pay homage to the thousands of German soldiers who lost their lives. The 109-year-old fought in the Battle of Passchendaele - when he was aged 19. He served with the Duke of Cornwall's light infantry - and was called up for service while working as - an 18-year-old apprentice plumber in Bath. During the fighting, Mr Patch was badly wounded and three of his best friends were killed when a shell exploded - just yards from where he was standing. 'Suffered the same' He made the trip with historian Richard van Emden, who - helped Mr Patch write down his memories. Mr van Emden showed him the five miles they advanced over 99 - days which claimed 3,000 British casualties every day. He was also shown a recently discovered panoramic photograph - of the fields taken in 1917. "Too many died," said Mr Patch. - "War isn't worth one life. He said war was the "calculated and condoned slaughter - of human beings". Mr Patch laid a wreath at the site of the trench, which now forms part of a German war cemetery. Around 250,000 Germans died in the battle which has been - described as one of the bloodiest and most brutal battles - of the Great War. "The Germans suffered the same as we did," Mr Patch said. Story from BBC NEWS: news.bbc.co.uk Published: 2007/07/29 13:10:06 GMT Story from BBC NEWS: news.bbc.co.uk Published: 2007/07/29 10:54:38 GMT "The easiest way to gain control of a population is to carry out acts of terror. [The public] will clamor for such laws if their personal security is threatened". — Josef Stalin tinyurl.com "I want to tell you something very clear, don't worry about American pressure on Israel , we, the Jewish people control America , and the Americans know it." — Ariel Sharon to Shimon Peres, October 3rd, 2001 , as reported on Kol Yisrael radio tinyurl.com history repeat itself - tinyurl.com 888c.com God Bless America