Off To Normandy

[Paul Reed]

Summer holidays coming up, with two weeks in Normandy - looking forward to it, as I haven't been back properly since '04. Lots of new stuff to go and see - will report back when I return!

[von Poop]

Beltring and Normandy!
You swine!
We've never yet managed to get all my Beltring gang on a beaches trip yet despite much trying.

Are you planning on visiting that 'new' tunnel system the English chap bought recently?
This one:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/secondworl...693426,00.html

[Paul Reed]

I am hoping to, but there are a couple of new ones around Carentan I want to see - Dead Man's Corner Museum etc. Plus some relaxing time on the beach!!

[Owen]

Paul,old buddy, old chum , old mate. Will you be going anywhere near St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux at all?
If not have a good holiday. If so have an excellent holiday.

[Paul Reed]

I will indeed, as I recently bought some medals to a guy buried there and will be going to pay my respects. Email what it is you would like photographed.

See thats the kind of thing I would do when you buy someones medals, good on you Paul, wish more people would realise that the person that won them is out there and deserves a little of your time (where you have the chance) to pay just a little respect to them.

[mahross]

Sounds like fun Paul. Must go back at somepoint. 4 days on a uni field trip was not enough, even for the British side of the battlefield.

Ross

[spidge]

Originally Posted by Paul Reed

Summer holidays coming up, with two weeks in Normandy - looking forward to it, as I haven't been back properly since '04. Lots of new stuff to go and see - will report back when I return!

When I eventually get to Europe, you will be the first I look up!

I feel like an orphan not having seen these sights.

Oh well, I suppose not that many of you have seen the Pacific war sites I have so it's not all bad.

[Gotthard Heinrici]

Exactly Spidge! You have seen many things in your part of the world that many of us will probably never get to see. Paul, Have a great Trip.

[Paul Reed]

Originally Posted by Wise1

See thats the kind of thing I would do when you buy someones medals, good on you Paul, wish more people would realise that the person that won them is out there and deserves a little of your time (where you have the chance) to pay just a little respect to them.

Yes Lee - I don't really 'collect' medals but I wanted to have an example of a Normandy casualty for lectures, school talks, battlefield tours etc.

Scattered all over the globe are many graves like this which I see as 'mine' - men whose lives and death I know through research and/or reading. This trip, for example, I will visit Brigadier Hargest's grave at Hottot for the umptieth time. I have now also seen his son's grave at Cassino, and regularly visit his brother's grave not far from my house on the Somme. It's important we do these things, and remember these men.