p2tharizo Posted June 7, 2014 Share #1 Posted June 7, 2014 Went to visit a friend for D-Day yesterday. Yes, I'm dirty, my daughter and I went when I got off work. See that little string sitting on the table? When he was floating to the ground on his first jump in Sicily (in extremely high winds), a German gun rang out in the distance...next thing you know, he has a parachute cord dangling in his face. He cut it off as a souvenir. He and his wife got married after D-Day before Operation Market Garden. She is a British war bride, and they celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary in August. I am honored to know them. He was HQ/2/505, and made all 4 jumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted June 7, 2014 Share #2 Posted June 7, 2014 Sounds like quite an experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted June 7, 2014 Share #3 Posted June 7, 2014 Outstanding!!!! Love the 505th, I hold a special place in my heart for the 505 men!!!! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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