A bucket of sand

[NutmegCT]

"When we were there, our guide had a little silver bucket with sand from Omaha Beach and he took the sand and wiped it into the white marble cross onto Tony’s name, and it made it stand out gold. It was wonderful."

The American D-Day soldiers who left messages in a castle

Messages from World War Two American GIs can be still be found on the walls of an NI castle.

www.bbc.com

Tony Vickery, Georgia, June 11, 1944.

 

[PAUL161]

"When we were there, our guide had a little silver bucket with sand from Omaha Beach and he took the sand and wiped it into the white marble cross onto Tony’s name, and it made it stand out gold. It was wonderful."

The American D-Day soldiers who left messages in a castle

Messages from World War Two American GIs can be still be found on the walls of an NI castle.

www.bbc.com

Tony Vickery, Georgia, June 11, 1944.

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So young and brave. As so many, they never got a chance to enjoy life. Stories like this need to be brought back to life, just to remind people why we live free in this country! Too many have forgotten. Heroes all! So many sad stories the families had to endure.