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...