THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009
GOURBESVILLE - CITIZEN OF HONOR CEREMONY |
Mayor Gidon
addresses the croiwd |
Citizen of Honor
citation for R.B. Lewellen is presented to his son Randy |
Lewellen Response
in his father's words is delivered by Randy |
Flag Draped Plaque
is unveiled by the mayor and Randy |
Sealed With A Kiss
the mayor bestows an official gesture of congratulations |
65th Anniversary Theme
poster was also given as a souvenir |
Local Dignitaries
pose with Randy in front of the newly dedicated plaque for his
father |
Randy Gives Back
by presenting a special memento plaque with a vial of Texas crude
oil mounted on it. It is certain to be a one of a kind in
Gourbesville! |
Side By Side
Then Major Gordon Smith (505th) one lay on adjacent cots when both were
wounded. Now they are commemorated next to each other |
 CITOYRN
D'HONNEUR
document in hand, Randy stands before the plaque mounted in his
father's name. |
Lewellen Honored
as a Citizen of the Community of Gourbesville |
 Gordon
Smith
also attended and contemplates the day that he and Randy's father
both lay wounded in this building that once served as a German aid
station |
International Hand Shakes
Mayor Gidon joins Randy, an unidentified man and Vivian Roger in a
warm hand shake for Gordon Smith |
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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. Individual credits have not been
given. |
