Like every year I will go to Colleville sur mer cemetery the june 5,6,7 for anniversary of the D-Day. I flowered the graves of my 13 soldiers which I have adopted . If someone want that I puts flowers and to take a picture a special grave precise just tell me and I'll try to make it . And If someone needs something , of Pictures of a precise place of Normandy just tell me and I try to make it .

 

Vee

GOD LOVE YA VEE

When you stand before HIM, you will receive so many wings,,,, you won't be able to fly.

Vee,

I wish I could be there with you, holding your camera bag!!! I hope that you have wonderful weather!

Darlene

I don't know if you've heard this before but President Obama will visit the cemetery during the ceremonies. Will be busy and a lot of security so you'll have to be there in time with the flowers Vee.

Thank you for your devotion Vee.

Frank

I would love to be able to attend this ceremony just one time. Vee, you are the Greatest!

I'd love to go, too. Keep up the good work, Vee. I know you don't do this for recognition, but it feels nice to be appreciated. The world needs more people like you who care about these fellows and what they've accomplished and sacrificed.

AMEN! Dear Vee, have a wonderful time. I know you will. Yes, I hope the weather cooperates too. God bless you for your dedication.

Much love,

M1

i am in normandy to for the first time

on june the 6th in st mere eglise in the church a mass for bill tucker 82 airborne vetran

they ask me to play echotaps with some other bugler on his funeral !

thats for me a great honnor to may do that !

pictures will be follow

best regards bas timmers

What an honor Bas. I look forward to seeing your photos too!!

In 2004 CNN was showing the start of the 60th anniversary rememberance. The Brits were lined up at Pegasus Bridge and then they started showing the coverage of Reagans passing. I hope they will show some of this years programs.

I will not go to the cemetery this time. Only because of a thight time-schedule. I think we will lose to much time with visiting it when the President is there. Maybe I will visit the cemterey again next time. I hope you'll be able to do your duty Vee

Frank

I too would love to attend the ceremony at least once.

You are going to have to be there for us Vee! Agree with Dogdaddy & Chuck - you are THE GREATEST and surely will have ENORMOUS angel wings one day in Heaven!!

Bas - what a wonderful thing to do for Mr. Tucker! Say a pray for all of us when you are at St Mere Eglise.

mary ann

I also wish that you all could be there with me !!

But ,I will very much think of you all !

Much love ,

Vee

so now aboud a few ours to go for the normandie trip

i am verry nervous for the 6th of june so i ask help by my

friend jari he is an a merican bugler / historican of the u.s airforce

i wand to share his answer with you al its verry helpful

here a copie from the mail

Jari Villanueva

28 mei om 22:22

You would not be human if you did not get nervous.

I do get nervous-I take my time-take a breath and think of this:

"Behold, I show you a mystery: we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed…O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the Law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

Also I remember the words found in Gen Lewis Armistead's Bible:

"Trust in God and fear nothing"

Relax, don't let things get to you, just focus in on the what's important at that moment.

You will do fine

Jari

my warmest regards bas timmers

Vee,

Since I won't be able to make it to Normandy this year, I'd like to ask you a small favor.

If you go to that area, please take a view photos of the area where the "German villa" was near Vierville.

It's on Charlie Beach (the "side beach" of Omaha Beach).

My friend Michael climbed those bluffs and hit the German defenses from the rear on D-Day.

He was part of the Ranger force that got re-directed to Omaha sector when they thought the assault at Pointe-du-Hoc had failed.

I also believe there is a pretty good chance he was with the force that assaulted the Maisy battery (recently discovered).

Could you also take a few pictures of Dog Green?

That is where my other friend Jim (Assault Engineer) landed in the 3rd wave on D-Day.

Thank you very very much for considering.

Erwin

Erwin ,

I would be happy to take pictures of these places for you!

I hope only you will like them and you would have taken them this way!

I would not want you to be disappointed !

Vee