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Tango01  | 19 Feb 2021 9:33 p.m. PST |
"When wartime 10 Para Bn veteran Victor Gregg appeared on Good Morning Britain in February 2019 to discuss his book about the Dresden fire-bombing in 1945, which he witnessed as a prisoner of war, he was wearing the new b tie. Vic is one of three known survivors of The Tenth and hopes to be back in Somerby in September 2019 for the 75th anniversary of Market Garden and for the unveiling of the memorial to The Tenth, as reported in Alec Wilson's article in the Winter 2018 issue of Pegasus. The memorial, which owes much to the dedication of the men and women of Friends of The Tenth (FoTT), will be across the road from the entrance to the Burrough Court Estate, which overlooks the valley that served as a drop zone for 10 Para Bn––and also for 156 Para Bn, stationed up the road in Melton Mowbray. Major General Ranald Munro CBD TD VR, a former ‘Tom' and officer of 10 PARA and a Patron of FoTT, described Burrough Court as "a place of significance to the Battalion."…"
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 Legion 4 | 20 Feb 2021 10:04 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 20 Feb 2021 11:55 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my good friend! (smile)
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