tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post839744126971979611..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: The first man to set foot in France on D-Day . . .Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-44292916274885934852013-03-31T07:40:55.751-05:002013-03-31T07:40:55.751-05:00Let us pray for Jim who I knew since I was a littl...Let us pray for Jim who I knew since I was a little girl. I have many photographs with him , my father or other vétérans. When our Musée de Pegasus Bridge -Aspeg- opened ( 2nd Museum) in 2000. Jim was there . He offered to me a special collection. Events happened in the evening of the opening as our Museum has been stollen : see at www.pegasusbridge.fr.The Poor Jim has died without knowing the issue of the long proceeding in law.<br /><br />Françoise Gondrée, PrésidenteAnonymoushttp://www.pegasusbridge.frnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-62534037960695897942013-03-21T21:33:48.848-05:002013-03-21T21:33:48.848-05:00Husky, Overlord, Market Garden AND Varsity? The ma...Husky, Overlord, Market Garden AND Varsity? The man must've had big brass balls, and needed a wheelbarrow to walk! God Bless him and his mates. The men who Saved the World...JohninMd.(HELP!)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-81161180429632891802013-03-21T21:04:05.589-05:002013-03-21T21:04:05.589-05:00My Dad trained in gliders during this time frame. ...My Dad trained in gliders during this time frame. Probably in the early '60s we had a Chevy with overdrive that was engaged by pulling a knob under the dash. One day Dad did this, then mentioned that he'd had a bit of a flashback, as this was the same place where the tow line release was in the glider.Ritchienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-60049986988390371282013-03-21T20:34:16.543-05:002013-03-21T20:34:16.543-05:00Great story, and he was truly of the greatest gene...Great story, and he was truly of the greatest generation!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-46442129250734805132013-03-21T17:27:55.137-05:002013-03-21T17:27:55.137-05:00Glider Pilots were some of the bravest and least r...Glider Pilots were some of the bravest and least recongized groups of WWII. Flying unarmed with no engines in the dark into what they hoped were clear fields is bravery at it's best.<br /><br />RIP S/Sgt Wallwork... and thank you.Soarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626393358006432564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-16006143655734172982013-03-21T12:02:22.556-05:002013-03-21T12:02:22.556-05:00The Airspeed Horsa was a design by Airspeed Ltd Co...The Airspeed Horsa was a design by Airspeed Ltd Company, the aeronautical company of Nevil Shute Norway, the famous British aeronautical engineer and author who, under the pen name Nevil Shute, wrote many novels including On The Beach, A Town Like Alice, etc.<br /><br />Many of his books have aviation themes and I recommend them highly.<br /><br />- Don in OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-86332027258588335762013-03-21T11:48:11.189-05:002013-03-21T11:48:11.189-05:00I thank God that such men lived.I thank God that such men lived.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.com