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SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2004
GROSBEEK, HOLLAND - NATIONAL LIBERATION MUSEUM


Grosbeek - National Liberation Museum
Located on the outskirts of Grosbeek

National Liberation Museum Building
Built in the shape of a parachute, it sits atop what had been a mine field.  To it's right was a German machinegun emplacement.

Market Garden Drop Zone
Behind the museum are the very fields where the 508th dropped and glider forces landed.  To the left, off photo, stands Groesbeek's Remembrance Stone

WW-ii Re-enactors
The first of many that we would see on this tour. 
Cpl. Rokus Veroorn (L) and 1st Sgt. Norbert De Groot take great pride in the authenticity of their garb

The New and The Old
505 Re-enactor Norbert De Groot chats with John Moore, a 317th PIR (101st Abn) Vietnam veteran

Robin Hood
An unlikely nickname is shown on the side of this Sherman tank, perhaps owing to the 508th's training site in Nottingham, England

Taped interviews
Another sight to become familiar with - TV camera crews seeking veteran commentary

Personal TV Crew
Dedicated coverage signified by our own tour badge in the windshield reading "STATIC LINE TOUR, JOYOUS RETURN, 1944 - 2004"

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