Lest we Forget.
In memory of my father, captured in Dieppe at age 19 and who spent 3 years as he called it "a guest of the Germans", who passed away August 28, 2011.
I was in Dieppe this summer for the 70th anniversary. Also toured through France and Holland, visited many war cemeteries, Vimy Ridge, Njimegen Bridge, Hochwald Forest, Westerbork Camp, many museums. It was a learning experience and meant everything to my two boys who loved and respected their Grandfather so much. Seeing those places, hearing the stories of those battles brought everything to life for them. You don't realize the depth of respect and admiration that the people of Europe have for their "Liberators" until you have experienced it. We shed a lot of tears in more than a few places in Holland, as everywhere we went we were greeted with so much love and respect.
I know that to the people of Europe, the sacrifices of those veterans will never be forgotten.
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