National Liberation Parade, Sunday May 9, 2010

[Brian Gough]

Dirk & Stefan,

I agree it is sad there is no room in the Apeldoorn parade for your very rare restored Canadian vehicles. Your disappointment is shared by your Canadian crew from 2000 and 2005.

Is there a Bunschoten - Spakenburg parade this year ? I have fond memories of those parades in 2000 and 2005 as well. I recall we met up with Hanno there at the last one.

Brian

[Maurice Donckers]

I think it is also the general thinking of the staff from KTR , There was a group of British collectors who wanted to take part in the April events , and they were refused because they were no member of KTR . Some people came up with you can book in under my name , and ... this is another solution you can do , the British wisely said forget it , it is the mentallity wich counts .
But from the other hand KTR people with their orange klogs and flag parade are in the front row if there is something to do in a neighbouring country.
But this is already going on for years , my first encounter with KTR was in 1984 , we came to a town were Tom Bewick with his trusty Ford LAAT was refused in the parade because the truck had a diesel engine in .Even after we explained that he had to go 900 miles till the ferry , and then another 300 on the continent , that didn`t dare them , their Dodges were at least the real thing and they drive them as long as they could see their home town church tower . Finally the Major came past our lot , and asked wy these special vehicles were not parked up for the parade !! then bla bla bla , hmmm sorted he said you all go as first , you are our foreign guest, and there is a meal and a drink in the Town hal afterwards.
Later a lot of offences were trown at our lot ,because club bobo`s were not in the lead of the parade .
So that is wy I must be the only person in Holland who never has been a member of KTR .

[malcolm erik bogaert]

Maurice its all about small time club mentality...I have came across it many times even here in the UK.....we are lucky here in the north of the country that we have so many great ambasadors..i.e.Tom Bewick with the Ford and Denny Thomson with the Matador prepared to travel great distances to honour our veterens...I recall one time in Eindhoven Denny and I where stopped by the Burgomiester and given a silver medal each...he said he was so pleased to see a British vehicle in the midst of so many vehicles from the USA!Its like Arnhem there's more make believe wanabee Paras there than ever served in the Airborne!cheers malcolm PS cant see Dirk or Stephen leting anybody take the P**s out of them.

[Alex van de Wetering]

I watched the program on the Apeldoorn parade on the national TV and a good friend was in Apeldoorn to give a "live" report.
For purists the parade definately was disappointing. Just as expected....Canadian vets in 101 AB Dodges. There were a few Commonwealth vehicles around, even a very nice C15A, but they were largely outnumbered by American Dodges, GMC's and US Chevy's.

It didn't seem to bother the vets though; they were having a great time.

Alex

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Picture of the 1945 liberation - CMPs galore!

Source: http://www.apeldoornendeoorlog.nl/pers/persfotos/