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Hello Shipmates on the eve of a new year, let me wish you all the complements of the sesson. Please with me at midnight raise your glass in not only toasting a New Year but to absent friends, where ever they may be.
Taff thomas glad to hear from you and your getting the support you so richly deserve, We have our own very lose knit association and we meet every year around the date of our sinking. So if your able mate then please come and see us at the Maritime club in Pompy on the 29th of May 2009. To the rest of you all hope to see you then , clam sea and god willing.
Happy new Year and God bless you all.
Doc.
Hi, Happy New Year everyone.
I was on HMS Coventry from 1980 till the Falklands. I have to admit I haven't attended any of the remembrance services, something I am not proud of. I will try to attend the Portsmouth service in 2009. Dave Beeton kindly pointed out the excellent HMS Coventry website. It’s good to see some old faces again, looking forward to meeting up with you all again.
All the best for the new year,
Paul (or “Sting” , not that I have been called that for a while…) Ray
Hello Coventry Shipmates hope you all had a very charming Christmas and I hope 2009 will be wonderful for you. I am an ex Killick Tasape who served on Coventry during the Falklands War. I have just come out of a very bad 15 year depression where I sat on the sofa for 15 years and turned into a cabbage and would not wish or like anybody else to repeat this process. I suffer now from WPTSD and am now getting treatment from Combat Stress, Tyrwhit House, Leatherhead in Surrey. The place is magic I have at last found my heaven, I have peace and tranquility and the Doctors and Staff there are angels. So if anybody believes they have a problem and can't fac3e up to it either contact me or get in contact with Combat Stress. I promise you will be helped.
I went back to the Falklands last year on Pilgrimage 2007 which I found exhilerating and at the same time very very scary. As you know most ships didnt see the land and my problem was not with the land, but I would like to inform you the land and the people of Port Stanley are amazing and lovely people. They opened their homes to us and made us feel like one of them. God Bless Them.
I am now on a slow road to recovery believe I know what the future holds for me and where the last 25 years have been shut away and confined to 4 walls of my living room I want to start living again. I want some adventure and some excitement in life - any ideas?
One of the other reasons I am writing is there doesnt seem to be a fellowship and a bond between ex Coventry sailors like I saw down the Falklands with other Ships company's. I feel this is a shame as the Coventry boys were some of the best boys in the land and I will always love them as brothers. I mean its not every day you get sunk, lose your ship, lose your mates is it. Lets do something about this men lets get involved with each other again.
I hope this doesnt upset anybody or tread on peoples toes but something does need to be done. After all it is part of our life history. Love Taff Thomas
Happy Christmas to one and all and to those who unfortunatly can not be with us today since learning about what my dad had gone though i hadnt given much thought about what he had been through but now on this day i will remeber him so much just a shame he isnt here any more take care guys and speak to you all soon
Merry Xmas to All. Enjoy relax and have fun with your loved ones.
god bless to one and all merry xmas and happy new year 2009 , hope to see you all at re-union ,never forget ---barny campbell
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to one and all.
With best wishes
Rocky.
Merry Christmas and a peaceful and a prosperous New Year to all Coventry shipmates and families of our shipmates still on patrol.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Best wishes for 2009.
See you all in May.
Yours
Aye
Graeme
Wishing all ex-Cov's a Happy Christmas and a great 2009.
Thinking of our glorious Oppo's maintaining the festive patrol and their families.
regards and best wishes,
Mick (Jack)
Seasons greetings to one and all,a healthy and prosperous 2009
Buster
Wishing all Covs and their families a Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year.
thinking always of those still on patrol.
A very MERRY XMAS , HAPPY NEW YEAR to all ,I will always remember those still on watch.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. I can't seem to get away from cold winters - the temp dropped to 65F last night, brrrrrr!
Here's a Christmas cheer to you all and a very prosperous 2009.
Slainte and Sandy Bottoms.
Sid or Busta Brown (Radar) drop me a line . I lost your numbers in Saudi....long story
cwilliamsonm@yahoo.com
Merry Christams to one and all
Here's wishing all Old Shipmates a Very Happy Christmas and a Healthy and Wealthy New Year, God Bless you all.
Safe and Calm Seas.
Toby
Rather belatedly as I haven't visited the site recently. John Hemmings: I knew him well, and shared a cabin with him on the QE2. I know more than 1 person owes his life to John's amazingly selfless attitude in risking his life for the sake of others. He was a true hero.
Thanks Sam, Matts already on that one, plenty of time hopefully, I'm sure we will find someone, Merry Christmas to you and your family and to all other shipmates and Families and a happy New Year
Simon
Simon, have you thought of giving the Sea Cadets in Nelson a ring?
Here's wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2009.
Sam