. More shots of the Carentan parade vehicles Sunday 08th June , That's a green bandana not green hair in the one photo, I had John arrested as he had failed to supply croissants and coffee during the vehicle stop.                 Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, June 10  2O25. ( 81st anniversary of D-Day 1944 )   ….

. One of my London Jeeping friends spotted this burger joint this week      Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, June 10  2O25. ( 81st anniversary of D-Day 1944 )   ….

Which book specifically?

Army again, Operation Market Garden September 44, here wearing one of those Two Tone Nets, note too he's carrying a Capture British Rifle as well.

With a forum name like yours, following your advice seems like good advice.  Thanks again for all the suggestions. mikie

I just went to my cousins house for her birthday, when she gave me a pin she said she found on the bathroom floor. She liven in an old house, and said she had never seen the pin before, but I recognized it as a WWII pin for a mother with a son in the signal corps. I find it pretty interesting to think about the family before them who owned the pin and the son who was sent to war.

Thanks Goofbal. I looked in different places for the Marine Helicopter Squadron and it was HMM-164, known as "The Knightriders" that was in Operation Frequent Wind, and the CH-46 chopper number(153993) is the actual number of the helicopter that landed on the Embassy roof helipad and picked up the last US Marines from the embassy with Master Sgt Juan Jose Valdez, being the last Marine to board that chopper.   Semper Fi.   Manny

At some unmentioned Air Base in the late 50s, a Guard Detail Falls In,   Note the odd mixture of Sage Greens and Khakis being worn, and without Boots being Bloused, that's if their wearing Combat Boots, they very well could be wearing those Air Force Ankle Boots.

Thank you, Lars. I finally put together Italeri's M101 105mm howitzer. The finished build, followed by the primed model and extra rounds and aiming stakes in the paint box. Next is on to painting, decaling and weathering.   Semper Fi.   Manny  

Very nice work, Joe. The closeups of his face really tell the story. The uniform and equipment are exquisite, and the groundwork really puts it over the top. I always like how Alpine sculpts their figures. My thing is that they always lack in action poses. But still, excellent!   Semper Fi.   Manny