MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2009
NORMANDY- VISITING THE AMERICAN CEMETERY |
In Preparation
central mall to right of plots B and D being set up for June 6th
ceremonies
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Precautions Taken
include a bomb sniffing canine |
From Speakers Vantage
area down the central mall will be filled with seats |
 Pvt
Emery W. Gaydos, C Co
became a casualty on 23 June 1944 |
 Nelly
Van Loo-Polley
of Belgium has adopted his grave and brings flowers on each visit |
Loving Care
Nelly places flowers and says a silent prayer for Emory |
Capt Gerard A. Ruddy
was a D-Day casualty although his inscribed date mistakenly indicates he died
on 14 June 1944 |
Dick O'Donnell
Gerard's cousin, tells Randy Lewellen about
Gerard's history |
Remembrance Stick
left by Gene Garren |
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All Normandy 'D-Day Plus 65' trip photos are a
multi-national mixture of work by
Hervé Argoud, Hans DeBree, Gene Garren, Fred Hoek, Herbert Lahout, Randy
Lewellen, Cyndi
Mathews, Bill Nation, Dick O'Donnell,
Dominique Potier, Vivian Roger, Zane Schlemmer, Donald van den Bogert and Nelly
van Loo-Polley. Individual credits have not been
given. |
