Top respect for the veterans we all moan about stress but it's nothing compared to what those guy's went through.
"I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you read is not what I meant"
6th Jun 2009 11:18 pm
MacLeod 313
Member Since: 18 Apr 2008
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Dexther, I too watched that programme, listened intentley to the man who indeed came ashore on his belly to take the beach samples , a few weeks before. Knackers of steel I think.
Prince Charles was at the main rememberence at Arnham, which he should have been as he IS the Para's colonel in chief anyway, but he COULD have done Normandy too. Guess he had to run back to mummy and watch his wife run in the 12:15 at Epsom.
I am told that less than 3% of the French population were involved with the resistance
7th Jun 2009 9:33 pm
Dexter
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire
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I shall say his only once ..............
I don't suppose we'll ever know, but there's different levels of involvement ranging form the organised armed groups who took to the mountains to the Allo, Allo type normal folks who just did what they could to feck up the Nazi's day to day plans. They got a few allied service men back to blighty at least.
My father took part on d-day and was wounded. He was a cameraman with the Army Film Unit and took many of themoving images of the British landings.Loving the power of the TDV8!
8th Jun 2009 5:04 pm
chicken george
Member Since: 31 Oct 2008
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my mate was over there for two weeks with his private army, he arrived 'home' today
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, a few weeks before. Knackers of steel I think.
Amazing what you can do with a few 65+year old motors! I bet they did'nt have any EGR or handbrake problems 
