Posted on 07/10/2015 4:26:14 PM PDT by naturalman1975
The Queen today led members of the Royal Family in commemorating the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Britain.
The Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of York were among the senior royals who joined the monarch as she watched an RAF fly-past from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
In the courtyard below, six veterans of the pivotal conflict looked to the sky as Spitfires and Hurricanes - two of the aircraft they used to defeat the Luftwaffe - flew in formation over the Mall. The aircraft were joined by their modern counterparts, Typhoon jets, which produced a deafening roar.
Meanwhile, outside the palace gates, hundreds of people gathered on the streets to witness the stunning display and remember the glorious Few who valiantly halted Hitler's plans for a German invasion.
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As a matter of fact I just watched a documentary about Churchill yesterday morning on Netflix. He was a man’s man. I weep thinking how far we’ve sunk where Obama is running this nation. Even worse, we have a nation filled with genuine morons who voted him in to office.
You want to feel some pride listen to the speeches Churchill gave about America and Americans.
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