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WW11 Italian Campaign Memories
Hi people, YES I'm still alive and intrested . Here is a story from Canoe news I thought YOU all would like to read. Karmen sends:
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Hi Carmen
My Father took part in the North African Campaign, did a beach landing in Scilly and another one into main land Italy, and he spent 2.5 years of his seven years service in Italy ending up on VE night in Yugoslavia with the partisans. He too felt very much like the forgotten side show, he also didn't have a lot of time for Mark Clark. I must say that in this country it is the Burma men who are truly not recognised either by deed or in print. Pete |
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Thanks for replying to this post and I hope you're well! I also hope your Dad had many stories to share with you. Good ones too! There IS another article in that paper about a 60th Anniversary visit back there for the vets. (I think Canoe news London, Ontario? |
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Re: Karmen
there are a group of Canadian vets at Monte Casino this week. It was a costly, tough fight. Google it for more info, or better still, read THE LONG ROAD HOME, by Fred Cederberg. he's dead now, but was personally known to Art Johnson; I still maintain that book should be a movie, a la 'Band of Brothers'.
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Re: 60th Anniversary of the Italian Campaign
Gee, I wonder where 'Her Nibs', the Governor General was in July 2003, when it was the 60th Anniversary of the landings in Sicily (start of the Italian Campaign), or in September 2003, when it was the 60th Anniversary of the landings in mainland Italy, for that matter. A hell of a lot of old Italian Campaign warriors have passed since July-September, 2003, never to know that their time in 'Sunny Italy' is finally being honoured this year, 2004.
Now I beg to ask, why is it that they are saying it is the 60th Anniversary, when the landings in Sicily (the start of the Italian Campaign), took place in July 1943 and the landings in Italy took place in September 1943 and the Italian Campaign, itself, ended in 1945? 1943 plus 60 years = 2003 and 1945 plus 60 years = 2005, so why now, in 2004? By the way, Burrow's story was in The London Free Press Monday, yesterday it was a picture of 'Her Nibs' and Smokey Smith, which I'm glad to see they remembered at least to take along to Italy with them, not sure though if they did this for 'P.R.' purposes or because they actually realized that it was during the Italian Campaign that Smokey won his Victoria Cross. Don't get me wrong, I think its great that they are finally honouring the Canadian Italian Campaign Veterans, I'm just a little tired of 'Her Nibs' always ending up 'Front and Centre' whenever something along these lines is done. Cheers
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The Taking of Rome
Don't bring up this subject with my Uncle Steve Williams of the RCHA in Kingston,Ontario.They were on the approache of Rome when the word came down to halt.I think his remarks can be found in "Right of the Line">It was Mark Clark who ddirected US troops to liberate the city
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