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70 Years Ago Tonight
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My stepfather and his mates finished school, met up and began their usual evening journey to the nearby country park.
The reason? They were visiting the locally based US and Polish soldiers, camped within the grounds. The US soldiers in particular were renowned for giving out chocolate and gum to passing kids.
Upon arrival, they were totally bewildered. Where previously there had been hundreds of servicemen in tents, vehicles and weaponry there was not a trace, other than the flat areas of grass where the tents had been pitched.
They'd simply vanished overnight. In reality, they had moved to southern England holding areas in preparation for the last great crusade that would hopefully see the end of Nazi tyranny in Europe.
To all Service personnel of the nations who undertook Operation Neptune/Operation Overlord I offer my sincerest thanks and gratitude for the sacrifice and endeavours you made.
The reason? They were visiting the locally based US and Polish soldiers, camped within the grounds. The US soldiers in particular were renowned for giving out chocolate and gum to passing kids.
Upon arrival, they were totally bewildered. Where previously there had been hundreds of servicemen in tents, vehicles and weaponry there was not a trace, other than the flat areas of grass where the tents had been pitched.
They'd simply vanished overnight. In reality, they had moved to southern England holding areas in preparation for the last great crusade that would hopefully see the end of Nazi tyranny in Europe.
To all Service personnel of the nations who undertook Operation Neptune/Operation Overlord I offer my sincerest thanks and gratitude for the sacrifice and endeavours you made.
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I'm crying here Chilli.
My father was in the 11th Hussars. He was very proud to have been a Desert Rat. And I'm very proud of him.
http:// www.des ertrats .org.uk /images /Pictur es/Memo rialsto ne.jpg
My father was in the 11th Hussars. He was very proud to have been a Desert Rat. And I'm very proud of him.
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i can;t pull up any pics of relatives graves as we don't know where some were buried, a couple in WW1 were never found, and those who served in WW2 are perhaps listed on on some long memorial, but no idea where.
I did find a friends brothers name on an Australian memorial in UK
at a stunning place near Runnymede, he was in The Australian Air force and was shot down over the channel, aged 21, i think of him and all the others who made that ultimate sacrifice.,
I did find a friends brothers name on an Australian memorial in UK
at a stunning place near Runnymede, he was in The Australian Air force and was shot down over the channel, aged 21, i think of him and all the others who made that ultimate sacrifice.,
Emmie - if you go onto the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.
http:// www.cwg c.org/
You can do a search for relatives by name.
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You can do a search for relatives by name.
Thanks ChillDoubt.It is great to see we are all as one on this thread."Bless em All" to past present and future lads and lasses who do my country proud.
I had the honour to buy an old Red Devil a pint in my local a few weeks ago when I learned he had dropped on Operation Market Garden(Arnhem)I remember hearing a war correspondents despatch( from the the film Theirs was the Glory) that said in future years if you meet up with one of these brave warriors from the sky who tell you they dropped at Arnhem then you should buy them a drink.I managed to do just that.Made my day and the ex para.Shall raise a few glasses to them all this afternoon.
I had the honour to buy an old Red Devil a pint in my local a few weeks ago when I learned he had dropped on Operation Market Garden(Arnhem)I remember hearing a war correspondents despatch( from the the film Theirs was the Glory) that said in future years if you meet up with one of these brave warriors from the sky who tell you they dropped at Arnhem then you should buy them a drink.I managed to do just that.Made my day and the ex para.Shall raise a few glasses to them all this afternoon.