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Roger Waters to be made honorary citizen of Anzio

Posted January 23, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Officials of the Italian city of Anzio will make Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters an honorary citizen.The city will hold a ceremony Feb. 18, 70 years to the day Waters’ father, Eric Fletcher Waters, died at the Battle of Anzio.

In addition to honoring Roger, officials will erect a monument to his father, inscribed with the lyrics to Roger’s “Two Suns in the Sunset” from Pink Floyd’s “The Final Cut” (1983).

Waters received details of his father’s death only last autumn, when WWII vet Harry Shindler discovered a War Diary describing the day’s events. (See “New documents reveal final day of Roger Water’s father“)

One comment on “Roger Waters to be made honorary citizen of Anzio”

  1. This is both a touching , and beautiful, honor which Roger Waters truly deserves.By the virtue of Eric Fletcher Water’s birthright, and meritorious service; in which his life was terribly lost in WWII at Anzio; finally, Roger can have a visible, permanent, monument to the pride that his father would feel for his son’s undying love, and visceral inspirations; that Roger’s father has bestowed upon him. Two VERY honorable men.

    Thanks Eric, and thank you Roger. Sincerely Ron Scott Sippel


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