Mood:
happyI think it was Charles Krauthammer the other day who brought up a quote from an elderly Englishwoman who had survived the Luftwaffe's bombing of London some 60 years before. She had come to London last week to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe and to see an unveiling of a memorial to women who served in that great conflict. So, thinking about it, I've just located her opinion of al-Qaeda. (My grateful emphasis added.)
Major David Robertson, the chairman of the Memorial for Women of World War Two Trust, said he had been inundated with calls from veterans asking if the event was going ahead."This lot." Heh, heh. I love that. Thank you, madame.
"To a lady they said it would take a lot more than nasty terrorist bombs to put them off coming," he said.
The retired Royal Artillery officer added: "I think there is great resistance to what happened. I have no doubt that London and the rest of Britain will feel a determination to carry on with the freedoms that were won for us by the veterans of World War Two."
Edna Storr, 81, who served as an enemy aircraft height spotter in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) travelled from York to be at the unveiling.
"Hitler never stopped us and we aren't going to let this lot do so too," she said at King's Cross station yesterday.
"I was very frightened after what happened but I was determined that these few terrorists would not put me off. They won't keep us veterans away, they won't stop us having our day."