----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul and Marguerite Spooner" <paulspooner@cox.net> To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 10:52 AM Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] Military Cross winners WW1 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Monks" <arethusa@shaw.ca> > To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 7:32 AM > Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] Military Cross winners WW1 > > >> Greetings, >> >> Not to take sides, More Power to you! >> >> Peter >> > > I rarely contribute very much to the forum but I enjoy reading the > messages. Tom Tulloch-Marshall is a valued contributor in my opinion and > has stepped in to fill the void when we lost Iian Kerr. Patrick Holland > has never written anything that I find offensive or outrageous. In fact, I > like to read his opinions. > > I suppose you may call me a bit bias because Pte G S Holland DCM and my > g'uncle, Pte E G Vaux MM are comrades and are buried a few yards apart at > Heilly Station, Somme. But please, don't call me a biased-American who > lives in the colonies. Like-wise, Patrick Holland may be a So-and-So, but > he is not an Australian So-and So. > > It is a very slippery slope to call for the removal of a person because > you don't like what they have to say. Call me a liberal, but I would > rather read someone's opinion and decide for myself. > > Paul Spooner