Tag Archives: war
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Our Silence
47Thursday 08 December, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Time has marched on; Many things have changed in our world; Perhaps more so here in Turkey and the Middle …
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Still relevant – The Great Dictator
11Tuesday 26 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
It’s funny how film and history are forever intertwined, and that we don’t seem to learn from either. Charlie Chaplin, the …
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Sad times
34Tuesday 12 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Today, another fatal bombing within our borders; taking the total lives lost over 200 in a couple of years. Add that …
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Only through our own humanity…
33Saturday 02 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
My prayers are for an end to the conflict in Syria. Enough families have paid the price. A good friend …
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Life-jackets for sale
4Wednesday 25 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Trousers Shoes Life Jackets Car tyre inner-tubes . . These are the items you’ll see on sale here today. Trousers …
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Out of respect. 911
1Friday 11 September, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Normally I post about musical memories on a Friday. Not today.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Broken (I)
6Friday 22 May, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a WWII Greek army jeep. No more words are necessary. . …
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Gallipoli: lifelong dedication
13Friday 24 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This is my second post about the one hundred year anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign of World War One. Large official centennial memorial …
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Gallipoli: 100 years
10Friday 24 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
One hundred years ago, the almost 9 month Gallipoli Campaign of World War One ended. The Allied forces withdrew from the peninsula, …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Bang
3Wednesday 08 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Wishing For Peace
10Tuesday 11 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Veteran’s Day, Remembrance Day, and the anniversary of Atatürk’s passing…. there are many reasons this week why most of us …
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Respect : Remembrance Sunday
1Sunday 09 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Originally posted on Uncle Spike's Adventures:
Lest We Forget In countries of the Commonwealth, today is known as Remembrance Sunday, with the… -
What a Wonderful World !
11Tuesday 12 August, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Another of my ‘Tunes I Love’, and it’s the timeless classic by the late and very great Louis Armstrong… . …
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Imagine The World Will Be As One
3Sunday 06 July, 2014 by Uncle Spike
These next few minutes will make you… believe in the priceless love of a mother… think again about the definition …
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Respect
19Saturday 07 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
War veteran disappears from care home, care home calls police, war veteran calls care home from D-Day event in France …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Letters (IV)
4Monday 28 April, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is in both English and Turkish letters. It …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Monument (I)
4Friday 11 April, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is the Çanakkale Martyrs’ Memorial from Çanakkale, in the northwest of Turkey. …
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REBLOG: Turkey’s Insane False Flag Plot to Start a War with Syria
8Sunday 30 March, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Can’t believe how the mainstream international media has (again) conveniently ignored this! I worry for my country. Turkey’s Insane …
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REBLOG: Visiting Gettysburg National Battlefield
Leave a commentSunday 02 February, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Originally posted on The Müscleheaded Blog:
July, 2013 commemorated the 150th anniversary of one of the most important battles in American history–… -
Battle of Leros
8Sunday 02 February, 2014 by Uncle Spike
. Last summer Clan Spike headed across the short stretch of water that separates our country of Turkey, with that …
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Respect : Remembrance Sunday
13Sunday 10 November, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Lest We Forget In countries of the Commonwealth, today is known as Remembrance Sunday, with November 11th being the anniversary of …
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Weekly Photo Challenge : Unusual POV
2Friday 13 September, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Shot taken from inside the War Museum on the Greek island of Leros
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