One of the vets we met at the Para drop was there, his name is Ken Fleet, 6 platoon B company 156 para brigade, not only that but also 21 SAS....
[img] Off to Arnhem Airborne memorial [img] [img] [img] [img] Finally get to meet up with Bill Fulton, first british para onto Arnhem...
This one is for the 7th battlaion Hampshire regiment [img] Polish memorial Driel [img] [img] [img] Lonsdale Church and Kate ter...
[img] The old Oosterbeek church or Lonsdale church Memorial in church grounds [img] [img] [img] The Wessex division vet on the right gave...
Well had a great time in Holland last week, my Dutch friend drove me everywhere, visiting all the places that I missed out last year, and to top...
Thanks for that Stevin, I hope the Airborne marker stays out side. Be interesting to see what it looks like in a couple of weeks when I come over....
Cheers Martin As they say its a small world ;) The other Paras they were travelling with were some characters, I was trying to keep a...
I know what you mean Stevin, ive had similar feelings walking on other battlegrounds, walking along Omaha and seeing families playing and thinking...
[img] This lucky young Dutch lad went home with one of the Paras berets. [img] This veteran is Derick Baker of the 1st Special Air Service,...
A friend of mine contacted the reporter of this story as a few of us wanted to chip in and buy this old fella some more medals, but apparently the...
Just keeps getting better the way our heroes are treated...
Just got Robin Neillands battle for the Rhine 1944. I went straight to the Nijmegen chapter and wow, he doesnt hold back. Im not as well read on...
After reading Martin's post on not naming a street after Bob Doe until he is brown bread. Thought id post this one I saw a a while ago....
I agree with somebody I mentioned this story to this morning, I have decided to pay my Council Tax "posthumously!" Andy
Harry Caddow [img] Harry with Monte Cassino medal Well Harry was with the 5th (Scottish) Para battalion but before that he was with one of...
Not cheap from your side thats for sure, you know its only costing me £48 return to fly from here to Amsterdam. I went to a VJ day event in...
Yep im going, from 15th-20th, im staying with a Dutch friend and somehow he has managed to get us tickets to Arnhem town hall. That will be...
Cheers for your comments on the book Martin "but that's maybe me being cynical & twisted !" I dont know, I think the broad spectrum of views...
Just wondering if anyone has read "It never snows in September" and what they thought? I personally thought it was very good to see the German...
On the Sunday because of security we could not get into Oosterbeek war cem, so we had to stand outside the grounds and listen. But when the...
