OT Grandson's pack for trip to France !!

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Wed May 14, 2008 8:32 pm

My grandson left this morning with a group from college to France, he called me back to his room to take a picture of the pack he is taking.

He has studied alot on D Day and they are going to Normandy and a few other sites. They are still in the safe He just wanted me to show ya'll how he felt about it.

Tycer · Post by **Tycer** » Wed May 14, 2008 8:42 pm

Travel safe!

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Wed May 14, 2008 8:51 pm

We'll keep him in our prayers Jerry. I hope he learns a lot.

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Wed May 14, 2008 9:09 pm

Thank's, we have prayed alot over it and feel good about the trip. I reckon after 15 days he will be ready for some real food, southern cooking style.

Post by **Hobie** » Wed May 14, 2008 9:12 pm

He isn't going with Normandy Allies is he? I don't suppose so as it is a college group. There is a similar French group...

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Wed May 14, 2008 9:57 pm

Safe travels indeed!

shooter · Post by **shooter** » Thu May 15, 2008 12:43 am

Glad he didn't take those. The French might have surrendered!!

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Thu May 15, 2008 7:10 am

safe travel prayers.

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Thu May 15, 2008 12:08 pm

Hobie,he didn't know about that group he would sure be interested in learning about them.His history prof is on the trip and he is taking Jerry and a couple of others to check out all the beachheads and then they are going to Belgium to find a couple of of WW2 graves of some kinfolks.

Post by **Hobie** » Thu May 15, 2008 12:14 pm

The only thing I can compare to standing on Omaha Beach is standing on the Gettysburg battlefield at the Angle. The appearance of the place belies what happened there. The cemetery at Coleville is, well, a unique place to have visited. Best wishes for his trip!

GANJIRO · Post by **GANJIRO** » Fri May 16, 2008 4:22 pm

It will be an emotional experiance especially when he realizes how young these men were who made the ultimate sacrifice (his age?). I have a sister who is married to a Frenchman and has lived in Paris for almost 30 years. She and my other sis from Cali went to Normandy a few years back, and when they stopped and thought about the fact that both their son's were the same age as those buried at Normandy it brought the both of them to almost uncontrollable tears just imagining how all the mothers felt who would never see their brave young sons again in this world. I know not the same but one day I would like to visit some the several beaches in the South Pacific where my dad made landings captaining LCMs.

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Fri May 16, 2008 10:32 pm

Ganjiro, thank's I know this will be a great time in his life. He has worked in a catfish restaurant for two years and when the old vets come in with their unit caps on he makes a point to talk to them and ask about where they were and how it was, at 19, he does know what they did.

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Fri May 16, 2008 11:49 pm

Good for him. So many young folk today couldnt even piont to Normandy on a map. Hope he has a safe and educational trip.