Candle lights at the Airborne cemetery are lit again
The weather was not very good; many lit candles hissed in the raindrops. Around 16:00 everything was lit and except that they had rained out and had cold feet, only happy faces; they did it again. This time also thanks to a donation from the municipality of Renkum, because the foundation's treasury is almost empty. After buying candles for two years without being able to ask for donations - after all, the placement had to remain secret - the bottom was soon in sight
WWII Veteran Ron Johnson Celebrates his 100th Birthday
Ron is almost a hundred years old and a nice party is being prepared, but it will be bigger party with lots of birthday wishes by email
Robbed cannons back in the Netherlands after 81 years
Market Garden News (English)
The cannons were at Delfzijl to defend the city against the Germans who invaded the Netherlands on May10th 1940. The deployment of the artillery reportedly lasted only five minutes, because very soon the order to withdraw came. Two days later it turned out that the guns had been brought to Emden as spoils of war
Silent March White Ribbon Mile marks end Airborne Commemorations
Market Garden News (English)
After the literal clock strike of the Old Church at 21:00, chairman Fedde Makkinga welcomed everyone. A short video was shown and after that, the group silently left for the Rhine bank via the stretched white ribbon
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Renkum has an answer to the veterans
Market Garden News (English)
Also in Renkum, the video in which the veterans say that they prefer to be here now made an impact. The organisation of the Renkum Airborne also feels the loss of the veterans and thought they ought to know that
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Parachute Group Holland jumps to commemorate Market Garden
Market Garden News (English)
The 12 paratroopers had taken off from Teuge airport with a Cessna 208. After the drop, the aircraft flew back and picked up another 14 paratroopers, who then jumped over the same drop zone. All jumped with round military turrets and wore the same type of clothing worn by British, Canadian and Polish paratroopers 77 years ago
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Flower children Airborne cemetery touch veterans also from a distance
Photo and video report Race to the Bridge 2021
Photo report: Remembrance monument The Canon in Heelsum
Photo report: Remembrance Airborne monument Renkum Heath
Arnhem-veterans make movie for friends in The Netherlands
The British veterans have been brought and driven around for years by the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, a British charity that transports veterans in original British taxis. Two members of that organisation made the film after they heard how hard it was for the very old chaps that they cannot commemorate their fallen comrades again in the Arnhem region
Preparations for Airborne Commemorations 2021 in full swing
About the expected numbers of veterans, Beets answers: ”If everything is possible again and everything is free, there may be only a few veterans. In the past year we have lost many of them and some have indicated that they are no longer physically able to make the tiring trip. They are already looking forward to video streaming, to be able to be there at home that way. It is not yet possible to say anything about the number of relatives who will possibly make the crossing.”
Board of the Airborne March is looking for alternatives to the 74th March
The Airborne March in the regular form, so with about 30,000 people who walk around a few square kilometres in a few hours, will not happen this year, but the organisation does not give up hope and is looking for alternatives
The Liberation parade on May 5th in Wageningen will continue
"With regard to the parade, the Ministry of Defence has made new agreements, which, together with the other support agreements, have been laid down in a covenant. The agreements are being reviewed in response to the concerns that have arisen about the future of the parade. Starting point is that the parade will take place annually with support of the Ministry of Defence."
Walk along and see the candelight's burn at the Airborne Cemetery Oosterbeek
Walk along with Jaap's camera and see all graves lit in a soft candlelight
Candles on all war graves at the Airborne Cemetery in Oosterbeek are lit!
Very quietly this afternoon the foundation members and their families provided the nearly 1800 war graves in Oosterbeek with a candle light for Christmas
Brexit dilemma CWGC staff oversees: Get back or have your income halved
"To be given just three weeks’ notice to making life changing decisions on whether to uproot our lives and that of our families in the middle of a global pandemic when jobs are scarce is terrifying. So is accepting losing up to half of our income. We are desperate." Help them out en get to the petition
British and Polish veterans receive a Dutch Christmas greeting
Most veterans living in England receive their Christmas card along with a Christmas surprise from the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans
Candlelights on wargraves Oosterbeek canceled due to Covid-19
The municipality doesn't give the organization a permit which is needed for an event like this, due to Covid-19 which already spoiled a lot of things this year
Royal British Legion Holland Branch. Remembrance Sunday 2020
Remembrance Sunday was held last Sunday, due to corona. You can watch the service here, lest we forget
White crosses glued to WW2 monuments in the Arnhem Area
The commemoration is greatly appreciated, but sticking the crosses to the monuments is not and people wonder who does this. The maker of the crosses says he was shocked when he found out his crosses are now sealed
No Renkum Airborne so no '40-'45 fashion show? Well, let's do it different
Wut!? No fashion show? Well....we'll see about that...
Airborne commermoration 2020, one flowerchild, lots of flowers
Tradition of WW2 vets giving pins to the flowerchildren restored by former Para Engineer Charlie McColgan
Arnhem veterans received a greeting from the Airborne Region mayors
“You are in our hearts forever, we will always remember you. Hopefully until next year ”, the mayors of Arnhem, Ede, Overbetuwe and Renkum wrote in the booklet
- - - — V for Victory. Children sprinkle marigolds in Oosterbeek
As a sign of silent resistance, many bright orange marigolds were sown in the Dutch front garden during WW II. Now 15.000 marigolds have been scattered from the windows on the steps of the town hall and seeds are sprinkled with the flowers. Part of it will fall into the flower beds that are arranged on either side of the landing stairs in the form of the Morse code V for Victory