The following comment was sent to the Telegraph by Eric Dobbs, a friend and professional photographer in Richmond, VA to whom I sent the sad information about Ted Briggs.
Carey Stronach ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Eric Dobbs To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 04:51:43 +0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: FW: A Passing of a Great Sailor I sent the following message to the Telegraph: I read with feeling your story of October 6, 2008 about the death of Ted Briggs, the last survivor of the sinking of HMS Hood. I had seen a television film about the Hood's fatal contest with the Bismarck, and Mr. Briggs' face had remained in my memory. His was the face of the valiant British, who kept barbarism at bay for such a long, hard time, virtually alone until my country entered the war. I was born in 1949, but I have learned enough of history to know that civilization itself owes its existence to Mr. Briggs and the rest of the Great British. Many of us over here remember, if only by virtue of reading history, and are grateful. Mr. Briggs and his comrades gave me a decent world in which to grow up. Eric Dobbs Richmond, Virginia<< Eric Dobbs 804-353-0551 Please visit my Web Page. postal address: Eric Dobbs 2708 Grove Avenue, No. 1 Richmond, VA 2322 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's an obituary worth noting. I saw the video of Ted Briggs visiting the site of the sinking of the Hood on TV in 2001. -------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: [ChurchillChat] A Passing of a Great Sailor Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 03:52:27 +0000 Ted Briggs, the last surviving of the three survivors of HMS Hood, has died at age 85. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3140770/Ted-Briggs.html We shall not see their like again. Ave atque vale. Jonathan Hayes --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ChurchillChat?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
