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| A London park memorial to heroic self-sacrifice | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 19 2012, 07:12 PM (130 Views) | |
| musicasacra | Mar 19 2012, 07:12 PM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I didn't know about this park. http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2012/03/on-heroic-self-sacrifice-a-london-park-devoted-to-those-most-worth-remembering/ ![]() ![]() More on the plaques. http://carolineld.blogspot.com/p/postmans-park.html |
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| jon-nyc | Mar 19 2012, 10:49 PM Post #2 |
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Cheers
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Fascinating. And what a great idea dedicating the park to them is. |
| In my defense, I was left unsupervised. | |
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| AndyD | Mar 20 2012, 05:12 AM Post #3 |
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Senior Carp
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Me neither, shall try to visit next time I'm in. Thanks for posting the link. |
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Every morning the soul is once again as good as new, and again one offers it to one's brothers & sisters in life. | |
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| big al | Mar 20 2012, 07:06 AM Post #4 |
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Bull-Carp
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Lives worth remembering. The Carnegie Hero Fund serves a similar function, recognizing heroic acts and providing support for widows and orphans of people who died in such acts. Big Al |
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Location: Western PA "jesu, der simcha fun der man's farlangen." -bachophile | |
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