In the footsteps of the 82nd Airborne Division Fevrier 2007 - 508PIR
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The next march "In the Footsteps of the 82nd Airbo...
Pictures of February 2007 march in the steps of th...
Souvenir Certificate March 2007
Preparation work before the march Travail de prepa...
All is starting with a mountain bike recce of the...
Then, the day before the march, we made the marki...
At our CP in the Wanne Castle Friday night - Vendr...
The march - February 17, 2007 early morning. La Ma...
07H00 in the morning, breakfast at Wanne CP. - ...
The sun is rising and it's time to go. - Le soleil...
At Wanne, the troops assemble as to reach the star...
50 men for one single truck. - 50 hommes pour u...
Our food ressuply truck is ready to go.Notre cami...
The Thier-du-Mont hill starting point of the march...
The marchers begin to arrive at the start. Les mar...
The heavy overloaded truck arrives at the startin...
Lester SCHWARM, veteran of the 325 Glider Infantr...
Many participants (around 1000) attended the marc...
Ceremony at the 508PIR Monument at the foot of the...
Joe Cicchinelli, veteran of the 551st PIBn walk t...
Participants prepare for ceremony - Les participa...
Emile Lacroix, organizator and 82nd Airborne hist...
The Mayors of the towns of Lierneux and Vielsalm a...
The veteran Joe Cicchinelli and Lt Colonel Maria ...
Other wreathes were presented by reenactors groups...
Tom Goode plays taps.Tom Goode joue les sonneries....
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With the two veterans, Ray Fary (80AA of 82nd Abn ...
09H00 AM the march is starting 09H00 AM la marche...
The marchers begin by following a dirt road along...
Here like at several places along the march, trees...
Most marchers prefer to get round the obstacle by...
Then the march cut across a field to reach the vi...
Crossing of the village of Goronne.Traversée du v...
Leaving Goronne by the North.On quitte Goronne pa...
In Goronne the WWII vehicle convoy cross the marc...
The march is crossing the woods between Goronne a...
First morning field resupply at the North edge of ...
Groups after groups the marchers arrive at this f...
At this point, the marchers can find some coffee,...
It's also a good accasion to take a short rest......
....and to make the point on the map.....et de fa...
It's time to start again.Il est temps de repartir...
The leader of the English reenactment group assem...
Let's go again. - On repart.
On the road from Arbrefontaine to Odrimont.Sur la ...
Around noon, lunchtime at the Abrefontaine Farm. V...
The support section of the organizator club start...
Cooks at work. - Les cuistots au travail.
And the marcher begins to gather in the yard for ...
The marchers can find hot soup free and can purch...
Soup for 1000 people - De la soupe pour 1000 pe...
Talking with the vetran Ray Fary from the 80th AA...
The veteran of the 551st PIBn, Joe Cicchinelly sh...
Joe poses at the bronze plaque fixed on the wall ...
Emile Lacroix, Pascal Hainaut and Joe Ciccinelli ...
From left to right, some veterans of the 82nd Abn ...
The family Cornelis whose members were hidden in ...
Joe poses with a goup of reenactors coming each y...
Pascal Hainaut signes a book that he wrote from t...
The English reenactment group begins to regroup t...
The organizator makes the point on the map with t...
Back at the Thier-du-Mont hill starting point.De...
Some happy nurses to see the end... at last.Des I...
Everybody comes at the field kitchen to taste a c...
Inside the tent the souvenir certificates are pres...
A part of the Holland Chapter of the 82nd Airborne...
The Holland Chapter of the 82nd Airborne C-47 Club...
Father Thuring presents a book as gift to Emile L...
Elizabeth Kellogg, grand daughter of Ralph Boroug...
It's the end of the day and temperature drops. P...
And the troopers of the huge British reenactment g...
At evening, a big banquet is organized with vetera...
Thomas Goode (USA) and Lt. Col. Maria Eoff (82Abn...
.... as to thanks Emile lacroix and his team........
.... for the good organization and the succes of ...
Emile present and thanks the members of his team ...
And the leader of the English reenactment group p...
Big thanks to those people of the staff who worked...
Next march scheduled for February 23, 2008.Procha...
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