Yahoo! We never take a vacation but we couldn't pass this up. A researcher in France has organized a tribute to my husbands' Uncle who died in WWII defending France so we are taking the opportunity to visit Paris and have fun as well as attend the 3 days of ceremonies.
My husbands father and 3 brothers were all in the service during WWII and since two of them were killed, the history and personal events had always been a primary topic of conversation in his home so this is an especially important moment for the family.
What happened was that Fred was flying a mission over a railyard near Lamans. Fred was pointman in formation and he turned one way and another pilot turned the other. They collided and unfortunately Fred was killed but the other pilot survived and lived until recently just 20 minutes from us in Georgetown, Texas. His sister and nephew will also be there.
Fred was only 23 and had at one time been buried there as the unknown American soldier. My father-in-law was the keeper of Fred artifacts and since he passed away 15 years ago, my husband, John, has held his fight book and other effects. John has been corresponding with Mr. Emory from France for two years while all the data was compiled and now we've been invited to come to the commemorative event at the end of this month.
When I return, I'll post photos. A bientot!
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