| July 10th,
11th…Mobile and Pensacola |
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| About 30 of our group went to Mobile with our
vintage vehicles. We wanted to drive and our convoy was expected there.
The reception was very warm and when the vehicles arrived a lot of
people greeted the visitors with applause and waves. We were also
honored with volley fired by the Post 49 rifle squad. City and County
officials, as well as VFW leaders welcomed us to Mobile. Then we were
treated to a southern-style lunch prepared by the Post 49 ladies
Auxiliary. As in Richmond and Brewton, the TV cameras were there. And
there was even an interview on a national channel. Most moving were the
moments passed with veterans. They all remembered Belgium, one of them
was amongst those who took the Bridge of Remagen, another was proud to
show the badges of honor and medals he had been awarded by Belgium.
After the official ceremonies, a visit to the USS Alabama battleship.
There a site was dedicated to our vehicles and a special WWII
exhibition had been organized. The curator of the museum wanted to keep
our convoy! |
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At night we were invited to a very special evening
in a café in Mobile. I'll just let you imagine that we were
welcomed, just as the American GI were in Belgium in 1944! And there
was Belgian beer…I think that not a drop of it remained when
we left in early morning. And we are not to forget the Southern girls.
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| After leaving our friends in Mobile, we went to
Pensacola. The Navy Air Museum -which is the biggest in the States- was
worth a visit. And we noticed how much people are proud of their
history in the States. |
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Back in
the States in 2004!
The National Convention
of the MVPA will take place in Mobile in 2004.
Overlord Returns is invited.
Wouldn't that be wonderful to land our WWII
vehicles there for the
65th anniversary of Overlord?
We are invited by our friends of the MVPA Dixie Division.
And why not the Independence Day Parade
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