Sunday 26 May 2013

Flowers for a Fusilier



 
 

Lee Rigby funeral tributes: 'my daddy my Hero'

The two-year-old son of Fusilier Lee Rigby - who was murdered in the street in Woolwich - wears a t-shirt with the words “My Daddy My Hero" on the back to his father's funeral.

His family had asked his funeral to be a celebration of his life, and as thousands of people gathered to pay tribute to the murdered soldier Lee Rigby, the service was littered with tales of his sense of humour, good nature and love of his family.
Fulisier Rigby, 25, killed outside his barracks in Woolwich in May, was a “hero”, a “talented soldier”, and a “loyal friend and brother-in-arms”, his commanding officer, Lt Col Jim Taylor said.
But he was also a practical joker with a love of boybands and had about him a “natural swagger”.
Mourners, being clapped by thousands who had lined his funeral cortege route and gathered in the centre of Bury, Greater Manchester, were led by his wife, Rebecca, 30, who walked in with their two-year-old son, Jack, who was wearing a blue t-shirt with the words “My Daddy My Hero" on the back.
They were joined by Fusilier Rigby’s mother Lyn, 46, who was in tears as she held hands with husband, Ian, 54, the soldier's stepfather.
 
Today on behalf of Submariners everywhere we laid a wreath at the fusiliers memorial in Bury in memory of Lee Rigby who's funeral takes place tomorrow the 12th July 2013






 
Levengrove Park Dumbarton
 

 
Flowers for a Fusilier
 
Laid these today at Faslane cemetery next to the memorial to the crew of the submarine K13 who perished here in the Gareloch.
I was the only one there, it was very peaceful, a fitting location for this young mans flowers to be placed. Aye
  
 
RIP Drummer Lee Rigby - Dunfermline War Memorial 30/5/2013

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Respect
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thank you to Michele Lee for this pic Middleton Gardens 3pm 26th May Lee Rigby Remembrance
 
 
So pleased to see others made it to my village memorial before me.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thursday 23 May 2013

HMS Trenchant returns home

HMS Trenchant has been away for 335 days taking part in operations to tackle terrorism and the global drugs trade. Seven of its 170 crew remained on board the Trafalgar-class sub for its entire deployment, spending 4,700 hours – six and a half months – underwater.
The mammoth deployment, taking in Bahrain, Jordan, Crete and Gibraltar, spanned 38,800 nautical miles, enough to circle the planet one and three quarter times.
 
Jubilant families lined the seafront in Plymouth, Devon, to greet the homecoming seamen as the 5,000-tonne vessel headed into the city's Devonport naval base.
Commander Irvine Lindsay, HMS Trenchant's commanding officer, said: "It is believed that this 11-month period away from the UK is the longest ever UK nuclear submarine deployment.
"The ship's company have met every challenge head-on."
 
HMS Trenchant, launched in 1986, is due to be decommissioned in 2017.
In 2007 it the became the first Royal Navy vessel to fire the new Block IV Tomahawk cruise missile in a live-firing trial in the Gulf of Mexico.
 
The long-serving sub was involved in a notorious maritime accident in 1990 when it snagged a trawler in the Bute Sound in Scotland, drowning its four-man crew.
 
Yesterday, the cheers rang out as HMS Trenchant finally arrived home, as parents, spouses and children waved wildly. Pamela Tarr, 64, was there to welcome Chris Parr, 37, a leading hand who served the entire 11 months at sea.
She said: "I just can't believe how long he's been away and it is amazing to finally have him home with us.
 
"We are ecstatic and the proudest parents in the world".






 
 






http://www.devonportpeople.co.uk/VIDEO-PICTURES-HMS-Trenchant-Plymouth-335-days/story-19065242-detail/story.html