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Old 22-09-2013, 02:49 PM
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He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He Died

Absolutely wonderful, inspiring and heartbreaking all at the same time.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/18692...il-day-he-died

Wow.

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Old 22-09-2013, 05:10 PM
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amazing stuff H,,a window into somones life !

A friend and I once found a box of dusty old letters under his aunts house from a family friend who was serving in Vietnam it was very touching reading his thoughts and experiances , it to ended sadly he survived and a couple of weeks after returning died in a car accident in Sydney ,his mother wrote the last letter telling of his passing.
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Old 22-09-2013, 07:12 PM
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Amazing H, thanks for sharing
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Old 22-09-2013, 07:46 PM
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Glad you liked it, guys.

The Polaroid of the wedding ring brought tears to my eyes, given the context.

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Old 22-09-2013, 08:08 PM
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amazing look into one's life...
as his ended on 25-10-97 mine started married that day...

one ends another starts life is far too short
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