Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Nathan Thank you for sharing these pics. My wife's grandfather was a Canadian WWII veteran - who survived Dieppe. In Canada, that location is widely known as a beach where Canadians were massacred on a beach. When I was dating my wife, I met him for the first time, and I was the first outsider that he proudly showed me his medals. He immediately accepted me into his family, and I've been very proud of being part of it for over 20 years now. (I'm of Trinidadian / Indian descent - who married a red-haired PEI girl!) Later in my life, I would work as a Canadian for the Dutch National Energy company, and I've gotta tell you: The Dutch remember Canadians helping during the war. It's a true testament to your images that I am stirred by such vivid memories. High Five from Calgary! Jasse On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 12:56 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > I just realised that this week is the anniversary of Operation Market > Garden, the attempt by British and US forces to gain control over the Rhine > bridges and thus advance into western Germany. Although as a by-product a > couple of notable Dutch cities, Eindhoven and Nijmegen, were liberated, the > operation was ultimately not successful. About 2000 Allied pilots and > soldiers are buried in the village of Oosterbeek near Arnhem, and when I > lived in the Netherlands between 2003 and 2007, I used to go to the > cemetery to pay my respects. The first time was on the 60th anniversary of > the Battle of Arnhem, in September 2004. I posted these photos in my weekly > blog for that week, but it is now 17 years ago, so it seems a good time to > share them again. I always found these visits to the cemetery very moving. > > Some veterans come to visit: > http://www.frozenlight.eu/nathanfoto/paw/2004/2004_38alt1.jpg > > A Polish pilot serving in the RAF: > http://www.frozenlight.eu/nathanfoto/paw/2004/2004_38alt2.jpg > > Paying respects to comrades who did not survive: > http://www.frozenlight.eu/nathanfoto/paw/2004/2004_38alt3.jpg > > A face: > http://www.frozenlight.eu/nathanfoto/paw/2004/2004_38alt4.jpg > > Jewish pilot: > http://www.frozenlight.eu/nathanfoto/paw/2004/2004_38alt5.jpg > > Canadian pilot: > http://www.frozenlight.eu/nathanfoto/paw/2004/2004_38alt7.jpg > > Known unto God: > http://www.frozenlight.eu/nathanfoto/paw/2004/2004_38.jpg > > > Cheers, > Nathan > > > Nathan Wajsman > photo at frozenlight.eu > > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > > YNWA > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Jasse Chan jassechan at gmail.com