Very nice pictures.
On Jun 4, 2009, at 17:01, David Freeman <[email protected]> wrote: > Jim, > > These are beautiful photographs. Thanks for sharing. Gen. Patton > wrote a moving account of Brig. Gen. Roosevelt's funeral. Theodore > Jr. served under Patton in Sicily. > > Respectfully, > > David Freeman > > --- On Fri, 6/5/09, jimlancaster <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: jimlancaster <[email protected]> > Subject: [ChurchillChat] D-Day photos > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, June 5, 2009, 4:05 AM > > As a follow-up to my email yesterday, attached are photos of the > gravestones of Quentin Roosevelt and his elder brother Theodore > Roosevelt, side by side at the American cemetery at Omaha Beach in > Normandy . > > If any American member of ChurchillChat has a friend or relative > whose gravestone is at the Omaha Beach cemetery or the St. James > cemetery in Normandy , and would like me to take a photo, gratis, > please send me an email at [email protected]. > > This message is primarily for Americans. This is because Canadians, > British and all nationalities where the gravestones are located in > Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) cemeteries can see the > images online at the CWGC website – www.cwgc.org > > The CWGC initiated this major project two years ago. Currently > photographs have been taken of all the gravestones in Europe , but > not yet the rest of the world. The CWGC’s database lists the 1.7 mil > lion men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the tw > o world wars, and who are commemorated in 23,000 cemeteries througho > ut the world. > > My message to any American members of ChurchillChat who would like > me to take a photo of the gravestone of a friend or relative in one > of the Normandy cemeteries, is to send me an email with the name of > the person and the location of the cemetery. > > Jim Lancaster > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ChurchillChat?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
