What a sight! School children in Normandy waving American and French flags, 65 years after British, Canadian, American and French troops returned to the Omaha, Utah, Sword and Juno beaches.
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
Sainteny stele - Flag waving children.
What a sight! School children in Normandy waving American and French flags, 65 years after British, Canadian, American and French troops returned to the Omaha, Utah, Sword and Juno beaches.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Invitation received and schedule of events.
It reads: Dear Rudy Zamula,
We are pleased to send you this invitation to the joint Commemoration Ceremony on June 6 at the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France...
I have RSVP'ed for grandpa and his friend and Normandy Veteran Robert Keck
Here is the schedule of events..
June 3 Arrive Charles de Gaulle Airport and travel to Grandcamp Maisy (nr. Omaha Beach)
Thursday, 4 June we will spend at the Sainteny Church with the school children. The first group at 1:00 PM (13:00 hours). Rudy has a short speech (en Francais) to give to the children, and a longer speech for the ceremony at Sainteny on 7 June. Two groups and we finish about 4:30 PM. Here we will also meet Robert and Rudy's friend Jean Paul Pitou.
Friday 5 June ceremony at Carentan 15:30 until 19:30 hours. We have also been invited most generously to a reception at CHÂTEAU DE COLOMBIÈRES at 14:30, please visit their spectacular website.
Saturday 6 June ceremony at Omaha Beach/Colleville sur Mer, with Obama & Sarkozy, 15:00 departing from the Caen Exposition Centre.
Also on this day FIREWORKs all along the coast of Normandy!
Sunday 7 June ceremony at Sainteny stele at 10:30 AM, 11:15.Rudy will open the Flag Room & give short speech (en Francais). Reception and private lunch for my group.
That is all for now...
We are pleased to send you this invitation to the joint Commemoration Ceremony on June 6 at the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France...
I have RSVP'ed for grandpa and his friend and Normandy Veteran Robert Keck
Here is the schedule of events..
June 3 Arrive Charles de Gaulle Airport and travel to Grandcamp Maisy (nr. Omaha Beach)
Thursday, 4 June we will spend at the Sainteny Church with the school children. The first group at 1:00 PM (13:00 hours). Rudy has a short speech (en Francais) to give to the children, and a longer speech for the ceremony at Sainteny on 7 June. Two groups and we finish about 4:30 PM. Here we will also meet Robert and Rudy's friend Jean Paul Pitou.
Friday 5 June ceremony at Carentan 15:30 until 19:30 hours. We have also been invited most generously to a reception at CHÂTEAU DE COLOMBIÈRES at 14:30, please visit their spectacular website.
Saturday 6 June ceremony at Omaha Beach/Colleville sur Mer, with Obama & Sarkozy, 15:00 departing from the Caen Exposition Centre.
Also on this day FIREWORKs all along the coast of Normandy!
Sunday 7 June ceremony at Sainteny stele at 10:30 AM, 11:15.Rudy will open the Flag Room & give short speech (en Francais). Reception and private lunch for my group.
That is all for now...
Monday, May 4, 2009
Angry Grandma....
Less than a month now until we take off. On that subject, Grandma is not happy about the tab for air travel. I made all the bookings except for Tristan, who made his own. Tristan is travelling to Paris from New York via London, and was able to get a reasonable airfare ($790). His stop-over is a safe two hours, but his arrival coincides with Gramps and me so he has made good arrangements.
Gramps and I are travelling direct to Paris from Washington Dulles, and the tickets together are $2386. For a direct flight, not bad, but Grandma is not pleased. Anyway, I am picking up the car rental and the accomodation and Grandpa is paying for the wine, women and song, so it should work out alright in the end.
Another development is that one of Grandpa's old 83rd Infantry Division buddies has nowhere to stay so he might be staying at our very modest Gite near Utah beach. This should work out fine, there is room in the car and he can pitch in for petrol at the local Fina station. The fogey to non-fogey ratio is still favorable so not worried yet.
Gramps and I are travelling direct to Paris from Washington Dulles, and the tickets together are $2386. For a direct flight, not bad, but Grandma is not pleased. Anyway, I am picking up the car rental and the accomodation and Grandpa is paying for the wine, women and song, so it should work out alright in the end.
Another development is that one of Grandpa's old 83rd Infantry Division buddies has nowhere to stay so he might be staying at our very modest Gite near Utah beach. This should work out fine, there is room in the car and he can pitch in for petrol at the local Fina station. The fogey to non-fogey ratio is still favorable so not worried yet.
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