June 2008 ...... 64 years and still counting !

5th & 6th June 2008

Artist Malcolm Winter standing in the foyer of The Pegasus Memorial Museum.
Above him is his first painting of the gliders landing in June 1944

Malcolm Winter and I with the painting he has recently completed of my Dad's 'Number 1 Gun'

Malcolm Winter's new painting

Below the picture a quotation from my book (page 46) in both English & French

The Project 65 Team - David & Linda Baulk, Chris Greeno and Barry Tappenden

Danny Greeno and I share ideas

The Bexley Triumph Motorcycle Club has placed a poem dedicated to D-Day veteran and club member, Tom Burnett (see pages 233 to 235 of my book) beside my poem in the museum foyer

'Tich' Raynor gives a talk inside the replica glider in the gounds of the museum

Den Brotheridge's Grave - 6th June 2008

'Tich' Raynor and Geoff Baulk take the salute

Meeting up with my friend Ted Barwick, brother of Pete, outside the Café Gondrée

Stan Watson with his wife, and their dog - dressed in airborne colours !

My wife, Diane, leaning against her father-in-law's gun !

Stan Watson and family at my book signing

D Company veterans - Johnny Johnson, Tich Raynor & Stan Watson
meet the mayor at the June 5th buffet

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