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Old 06-07-2014, 09:06 AM
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Default Re: Normandy 70 Years Later..

Here is a great story about an 91 year old hero that ran away from his nursing home to go to Normandy for the ceremonies.




http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...ng-friends.html

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Old 06-08-2014, 11:12 AM
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Here are some pics courtesy of Ramstein PA.

C-47 Flyover


C-130 from the 37 AS Flyover


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Lined up at Cherbourg


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Old 06-08-2014, 02:26 PM
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Default Re: Normandy 70 Years Later..

The three fighters were F-15s ... all these pics are awesome -- thanks for sharing!! The TAZ
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Old 06-08-2014, 06:37 PM
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Correct. I'm not sure if they were from the 48th FW at RAF Lakenheath. I assume they were.
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Certainly, the finest generation this country has produced [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img]
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