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SCHLEMMER RETURNS - 2011

Kenneth Lewis and Zane Schlemmer
at the door of Ken's home in Chef du Pont.  Zane is holding a photo that Ken described as "me dressed up in all original airborne kit that I owned at the time of the photograph".

Ken wrote: "To the right of Zane's head in the stonework there is one bullet head still in the stonework and several bullet strikes around that area, my house was defended by Germans stationed here and recorded as attacked by 82nd troopers and 325th glider troops. Inside my house upstairs there is a larger possibly .50 cal head still in the stonework."

Autograph for Posterity
Zane signs Ken's first edition copy of " Rendezvous with Destiny " which was originally owned by Capt. L. W. Newey the British liaison officer attached to the 101st Airborne The book has paperwork pasted in the front attesting to its provenance..

508th Memorial Park
is close to Ken's home
Rue de Schlemmer
also in the Chef du Pont area was a very appropriate place to visit as well.

(all photos courtesy Kenneth Lewis)