St Mere Egliese

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  1. James S

    James S Very Senior Member

    IMG_5978.JPG IMG_5982.JPG IMG_5988.JPG IMG_5989.JPG IMG_5992.JPG IMG_5997.JPG IMG_6000.JPG IMG_6008.JPG IMG_6015.JPG IMG_6011.JPG IMG_6017.JPG IMG_6019.JPG Some photos taken at St. Mere Eglise over the past 6-8 years, they are in the main of the town today in or about the 6th June in each year.
    Always a few veterans around, british , French and American although sadly all now are increasingly frailer, quite a few young Americn servicemen , usually Rangers and Paratroopers and a lot of military vehicles - jeeps, trucks, the odd Sherman , occasional Kublewagon , lost of folks on the streets, music , food and beer. :)
    The famous waterpump,the church and the ever present man hanging from the roof.
     
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  2. James S

    James S Very Senior Member

    Some Shermans IMG_6363.JPG IMG_6360.JPG IMG_6361.JPG IMG_6374.JPG IMG_6375.JPG IMG_6385.JPG IMG_6389.JPG IMG_6395.JPG IMG_6396.JPG IMG_6400.JPG IMG_6401.JPG IMG_6398.JPG IMG_6399.JPG IMG_6402.JPG IMG_6405.JPG IMG_6405.JPG IMG_6406.JPG IMG_6408.JPG IMG_6413.JPG IMG_6419.JPG IMG_6420.JPG IMG_6423.JPG IMG_6428.JPG
    ,assorted vehicles, bands and a three star general.
     
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  3. James S

    James S Very Senior Member

    IMG_6512.JPG IMG_6520.JPG IMG_6523.JPG IMG_6526.JPG IMG_6517.JPG IMG_5751.JPG IMG_5747.JPG DSCF3867.jpg DSCF3871.jpg DSCF3878.jpg DSCF3873.jpg IMG_0520.JPG IMG_0523.JPG IMG_0524.JPG More shermans over the years.
     
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  4. Harry Ree

    Harry Ree Very Senior Member

    Memories of visiting St Mere Eglise,beautiful weather in summer and the autumn seems not to have changed much since the war apart from the bypassing of the town by the present A 13.

    Photographs of signposts so interesting especially the ones going back to the occupation when military signposts give so much interesting information regarding German unit locations.

    I didn't realise that John Steele had an Hotel/Restaurant named in his honour.should draw some patronage.

    Thanks for posting.
     
  5. James S

    James S Very Senior Member

    There is a collectors fair in the village usually on the friday before 6th June although dates do sometimes vary depending on when 6th falls, a few hours are normally spent in and around that and the village in general.
     

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  6. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

    thanks for posting. Great memories for me from a few years ago.
     

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