Tag Archives: paratroopers

Sgt. George B. Tullidge Honored

Posted on June 4, 2018 by annetbell

Iron Mike statue at La Fiere Bridge, Sainte- Mere- Eglise, Normandy. 2018 first memorial jump to honor American paratroopers come to liberate France. The jumps prior to D-Day were quite different and executed in the early morning hours of June … Continue reading →

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Eglise A’ Angoville au Plain

Posted on September 6, 2017 by annetbell

This unassuming country church was  one of the most memorable of our trip. We walked  from our  accommodations at  http://www.domaine-airborne.com/domaine-airborne/. There was a narrow windy road with the hedgerows twisting with no apparent plan through the fields where on the … Continue reading →

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Musee Airborne

Posted on August 10, 2017 by annetbell

The Airborne Museum, situated in the square of Sainte-Mere-Eglise, a few miles from D-Day landing beaches, facing the church where John Steele famously was caught, relates the heroic adventure of paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Division. Through a … Continue reading →

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Veterans Day with Two Mamas and Their Sons

Posted on November 11, 2015 by annetbell

  This is is a section of an email from Tracey who works  at the American Cemetery at Cambridge where my brother is buried.  “We would be delighted to have a copy of the ‘Paratroopers Faith’ kept here at the … Continue reading →

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