[keithwalton]

Myself and my other half spent the afternoon at the memorial service at mayflower park in southampton. Apart from a little sun burn it was well and trully worth it.
Excellent tributes we're paid to those that had set sailed from the port many veterans from the day we're around and the day belonged to them and their comrades who are no longer with us.

We were treated to a flyby from a B17 Flying fortress and a spitfire :-)
The former dropped half a million poppies (paper kind) onto southampton water. Which left the water with an eery blood likeness floating in sections.
The spitfire also treated us by showing what it could do, with barrol rolls and also full 'loop the loops' it brought tears to my eye to see such an impresive feat from an airplane that was over 60years old.
Having seen a spitfire up close i'm in awe of the planes abilities and the pilots that flew them all those years ago.

I'd like to make my thanks known for everyone that has made my freedom possible and that i hope their sacrafices shall not be forgotten ever.

K