I have been lucky enough to be a member of the Normandy Veterans Pilgramage club for a number of years and through that have had some fantastic trips to Normandy and other Battlefields with them, as some of them are vets not just of Normandy but of the the Ardennes , Market Garden , the Rhine crossing etc.

I am close friends with many of them and have recorded all their memories , also i have made numerous contacts with German veterans through my OdR contacts and have carried out a lot of research with German vets particulary on Normandy , Stalingrad and Narva.

Our Normandy trip next year will follow the Battles of the famous Durham Light Infantry as one of my close pals and neighbours CSM Charlie Turnbull , Mentioned in Despatches, 9th and 10th Bn DLI passed away recently , he fought in France 1940 , Dunkirk , Normandy , Market Garden with XXX Corps and in Germany and our tour will be dedicated to him,

Being involved with veterans from both sides has definately been one of the most rewarding thingsd i have ever done.

Regards

Paul