The Energon Pub

by **shockblaster5** » Sun May 31, 2009 5:58 pm

The world has lost someone who was truly a piece of history. Millvina Dean, the last living survivor of the infamous RMS Titanic disaster, died Sunday at the age of 97 in Southampton, England. :-(

Coincidentally, she died 98 years to the day Titanic was launched into the water in Belfast, Ireland, on May 31, 1911.

A Moment of Silence please, for the 1,517 men, women, and children who went down with the Titanic on April 15, 1912. :cry:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art ... wD98HFIDG0

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Sun May 31, 2009 6:07 pm

Wow...it was so long ago. Almost 100 years. I figured there might be more survivors still around. Oh well. This is the same kind of thing like WWII veterans. Very rare anymore.

by **shockblaster5** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:43 pm

Thanks for posting Rodimus. I figured at least one response would be better than no response at all.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:56 am

Heh. Well, personally, I try to give respect when I can to people who've had a long life, because they've seen and been through quite a bit. Stuff most of us probnably won't go through, becacuse most of us won't live to be 100. That's why I brought up WW2 vets. It was probably a different experience than anything else, even other wars, to go through, and I know most soldiers don't like to talk about it, I try to know as many veterans especially of WW2 and Korea, because I think their stories and experiences should live on in life not just on pages of text books. Plus I am a huge 20th century history buff, at least when it comes to war and the military, so i try to learn as much as I can.