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12/30/02 at 17:28 - USA Hi, Really nice site - the information on the men buried in the US Cemetery who fell on D Day is an excellent idea. I will be adding you to the links page at the next update. Best wishes, Paul Reed - Battlefields of WW2 - http://battlefieldsww2.50megs.com/
12/22/12/02 at 03:54 - USA As a former member of the Combined Operations Amphibious Forces in Europe and an active participant in the 1944 Normandy landings, I would like to wish everyone-links included-a happy, healthy and prosperous holiday season. May 2003 see the end of all wars-forever! Today, WWII vets, members of the Greatest Generation, are crossing the bar at the accelerated rate of 1800 per day. I am waiting my turn but am not in any hurry to leave this wonderful life. Tony Leone, USS Coast Guard LST 27.
12/16/02 at 22:09 - USA 382 US Navy personnel buried in the American Cemetery. They all wore the patch of the Amphibious Forces yet very little if anything is devoted to them in your website. Tony Leone - US Coast Guard - LST 27 12/12/02 at 21:55 - USADear Laurent,I thank you for your website. You have done a wonderful job and I can't thank you enough. I am sure all of us that are survivors of D-Day will always be grateful for what you have done. Tom Lasater - Co. M, 116th Inf. 29th Div
11/30/02 at 10:08 - Belgium Bonjour, Je suis également un passionné du D-Day depuis presque 20 ans et je dois dire que ce site est vraiment l'oeuvre d'un "amoureux" !!! Beaucoup de coeur dans la réalisation et la préservation du souvenir . Un plaisir de parcourir votre travail . Bonne continuation ! Thierry Debruyn / Belgique
11/20/02 at 00:42 - USA My name is Alfred R. Henningsen, and I served in the 4th infantry division. I went in Utah Beach June 06, 1944. I would like to be added to your list of people who servrd, with the hopes that some of by buddies may contact me. Thank you. Alfred R. Henningsen, U.S.Army 1941-1945, 22nd Regiment, 4th infantry Division, Staff Sergant .
11/11/02 at 15:51 - USA Laurent : You have done an excellent job with your page. I have a great affection for you and all the French people, which I expressed in my book --" Eyewitness on Omaha Beach ", Look foward to seeing you again. Harold Baumgarten - Co. A and B, 116th Inf. 29th Div
11/11/ 02 at 10:45 - USA Dear Laurent, Thanks for adding the USN Amphibious Patch. In reference to our prior contact, I was a GM3/C on LCT 539. We were assigned to Wave 8ER Omaha beach. Eighth wave Easy Red Omaha. I am very grateful to you for giving me the opportunity to tell my story. John Harry Kellers
11/10/02 at 03:47 - USA Dear Laurent, I have looked at your web site and think it is wonderful. Thank you again for all of your work on the 29th Division. I am proud that my father, Bill Luther, was part of the 29th and D-Day! I hope to get to France in 2004, tour Normandy, and see where my father fought.......especially St. Lo. Sincerely, Stephanie Luther Rahn
11/09/02 at 18:26 - USA Laurent, Thanks you for your website. It is really interesting to me and I really appreciate all you have put on there and I have been telling my friends about it. I spend hours reading and looking at the pictures. Thank you for putting Jerry's and my picture on there. Thanks for everything. Your friend, Tom (Tom Lasater - M Co. 116th Inf - 29th Div - Omaha 6/6/44)
11/09/02 at 04:38 - USA Laurent, you have done a magnificent job, it is a beautiful tribute to all veterans. I thank you on behalf of my dad, Ernie Doucette. I know he smiles down on you with pride! God Bless. Louise
11/09/02 at 04:31 - USA I congratulate you on the fine job you'll done a fine web site My Brother and I Twins made the D-Day and went all the way we were in the 2nd wave on D-Day ( Thomas Bowles & Henry Bowles ) 1st Infantry Division 18th Regiment
11/09/02 at 04:17 - USA You have done a great job. Dick Ford - 2nd Lt - K Co. 115th Inf - 29th Div - Omaha 6/6/44
11/09/02 at 01:47 - England Dear Laurent, I run a website on RAF Greenham Common in the UK. It was from Greenham that some of the first men of the 101st Airborne were dropped into Normandy. Eisenhower also lived there. I have some very rare glider pictures of the base in 1944 which I can email you. My site is at: www.megspace.com/politics/greenham/index.htm Many thanks, Jonathan Sayers. UK
11/09/02 at 01:34 - USA I visited you new web site recently. Let me congratulate you on a fine job. This is a beautiful site. John E. Wilcox, Jr. National Executive Director. 29th Division Association
11/08/02 at 16:11 - USA Honoring Ranger Paul McCormic. Darby's Ranger Force Headquarters. Laurent Lefebvre, Thank you so very much for sharing this with me. I have forwarded it to everyone who has contacted our website. God Bless your efforts and continued display of appreciation to our WWII Rangers. You have no idea what it means to them! RLTW. Sherry
11/08/02 at 15h45 - USA Dear Friend, This was very good and I have passed it on to my many friends. They thank you for remembering this day. Margie and Billy Melander
11/08/02 at 15:23 - USA Dear Friends: As an American who landed on Dog Green beach (Vierville exit) at Omaha on D-Day+1 (June 7, 1944), I congratulate you for your website and I express my personal appreciation for your expression of gratitude to the United States for the liberation of France. God bless you. H.E. Henderson
10/31/02 at 03:24 - USA Great website, thank you very much. Jim Branley.
10/21/02 at 18:36 - France Bravo pour ce superbe site. Vous avez accompli un travail magnifique, c'est un superbe outil du devoir de mémoire. Stephane Delogu. Webmaster de "Juin 1944 un vent de liberté". http://www.debarquement-normandie.com
09/22/02 at 16:38 - USA Laurent, This is an outstanding site. I thank you for your service and I honor being able to meet you during our recent visit. Thanks for all you do! Greg Zaniewski.
09/14/02 at 15:32 - USA Utah Beach, France. I served on board the U.S.S. Quincy, a heavy cruiser,during the invasion of Normandy,France and continued on to the invasion of southern France.Toulon and Marselle. It was an honor to help free the people of France from the Nazi occupation.May God help us to have a free world so that we can all live in peace. God Bless the people of France. Bob Winsjansen
09/08/02 at 21:52 - USA Very Nice Webb site, My brother and I are Twins We joined the Army in March 1940 and went onto the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Benning GA. After D-Day in North Africa, then again in Sicily ,We were in the 2nd wave at ( Omaha )June 6th. I'm ( Henry D Bowles ) and my Brother is (Thomas E Bowles ) We were in Czechoslovakia V-E Day when the War ended.We are 80 years old now and both retired electricians and live in Florence Alabama.
09/08/02 at 21:11 - Holland Hello Laurent, Nice from you to sent me an e-mail about your site. I visited it and I think it's a very nice one. Glad that there still are people who respect those men who fought for our freedom. I linked your site on mine. I sure hope there will be a lot of visitors. Peters. Visit mywebsite: http://bandofbrothers.ontheweb.nl
09/08/02 at 15:40 - USA I will, with you approval have your Web Site linked to ours, 16th Infantry Regiment Association. It would be a nice addition for our viewers. Gerald K. Griffin, Colonel, USA Retired Association Trustee Honorary Colonel, 16th Infantry Regiment
09/05/02 at 20:49 - USA Julius Shoulars
09/02/02 at 11:58 - France Cher Monsieur, laissez moi tous d'abord vous féliciter pour votre admirable site sur le D-Day. Je pense très sincèrement qu'il s'agit du meilleur site que j'ai pu voir jusqu'a maintenant. J'ai été agréablement surpris d'y trouver Bob LOWRY, vétéran de la compagnie C du 116 th RI de la 29 th DI , que je connais très bien .Je l'ai rencontré au cérémonie du 50th anniversaire et depuis je communique avec .Notre rencontre s'est déroulé lors de la cérémonie de Vire , puis nous nous sommes échangés des courrier jusqu'en 1999 ou il est venu chez moi dans la Marne avant d'aller aux cérémonies en Normandie, pendant lesquelles je l'ai suivi. Sébastien NICOLAS, un passionné de 25 ans.
08/31/02 at 20:34 - USA As you can see I am just starting out. I would be honored to have you add a link to my site. I would like to do the same if it is ok with you. Thanks for your interest and support. God Bless our Allies. Respectfully. Rod Baker http://users.adelphia.net/~rbaker
08/31/02 at 17:34 - USA Congratulations for a great site from an American veteran who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day +1 as the CO of the 1602nd Engineers with the responsibility for distributing all the many tons of maps used by the First Army from Normandy to Germany. Viva la France! Horace E. Henderson
08/30/02 at 23:37 - USA I served on board the U.S.S.Quincy ca71 during the invasion of Normandy and southern France. It was somthing that we all had to do to defeat Hitler and the nazi regime. If it wasn't for the help of the French freedom fighters we would have had a more difficult time. Thank God it all came out where we defeated Hitler and his crazy followers. Bob Winsjansen
08/30/02 at 20:06 - USA Hello Lauren just read your note and was glad to hear from you a brother and myself joined up with Co A 116 inf. in 1947 also a part of the 29 div. here in Bedford Va. and our Capt. was E RAY NANCY and today he is one of three left out of those Bedford boys who landed on D DAY, if you get this get back and tell me about what it is you do have a good day and may GOD keep you safe respectfully yours Robert E. Key
08/30/02 at 11:07 - USA I was in the U.S. Navy before and during WWII. I was in the Pacific War. The National D-Day Memorial is located 30 miles East of Roanoke, Virginia. If you haven't seen it, it is a wonderful place. Sgt. Robert Slaughter a D-Day soldier made his dream of a National D-Day Memorial come true. Bob is from Roanoke, Va. I hope that thousands upon thousands of people visit the National D-Day Memorial. It is a lasting memory.... Best Regards. Dick Anderson Ex RM1C U.S. Navy
08/21/02 at 12:32 - France Laurent, Nous ne devons pas oublier les événements de cette période. Mille mercis de les avoir gravé sur la toile et de perpétuer de tels souvenirs. Cordialement. F. Hebert.
08/20/02 at 20:53 - France Si les ricains n'étaient pas là. Magnifique site sur le secteur américain. Quel courage pour tous ces hommes de mon âge venus se battre pour notre liberté, quel sacrifice, nous sommes en vie grâce à vous aujourd'hui, je ne vous remercierai jamais assez, merci à vous et longue vie à tous et à vos famille. Fanny Lautier.
08/15/02 at 15:11 - France Bonjour. Merci pour ce nouveau site bien documenté. Cordialement.
08/13/02 at 01:00 - USA Very moving! Gary M. Heir.
08/12/02 at 13:46 - France Très belle initiative........Il ne faut en aucun cas oublier cette période de l'histoire et se sont des personnes comme vous qui font en sorte de le perpétuer. Merci pour cela et votre conception de site est parfaite.... Cordialement. Franck Hebert
08/09/02 at 14:16 - USA Merci. J'informerai nos membres de votre website.I will post your website on our LCT veterans website. Thank You. Ron Swanson.
08/06/02 at 13:40 - France Congratulations. Toutes mes félicitations pour votre travail. J'imagine que les nuits ont été nombreuses pour réussir un tel site. Cordialement et à bientôt. Gérard Detrez
08/06/02 at 07:26 - USA Hello Laurent, Thank you for being such a wonderful friend of Normandy Allies. Thanks also for your extraordinary site, which is superbly done! I know that many, many Americans deeply appreciate all that you have done to bring Normandy to them and honor their loved ones. All of us at Normandy Allies appreciate averithing you and your family have done for us. You are a great friend. We are looking forward to our visit next year! Again, congratulations and we wish you the best. Allen Williams -- Webmaster--Normandy Allies
08/06/02 at 01:59 - USA I am the Webmaster for the 29th Infantry Division Association web site. I thonk you have a great site and would like to add it as a link to our site. John E. Wilcox, Jr. webmaster 29th Division Association
08/06/02 at 00:16 - USA Dear Mr. Lefebvre, Congratulations on a job well done! It is indeed reassuring to see how you have memorialized the sacrifice that our fathers made long ago. I am proud that we are Allies. Warm Regards, Lawrence G. Kelly, Colonel USMC (Ret)
08/05/02 at 21:00 - USA Thanks again for a beautiful feast for my eyes, someone who is a great appreciator of valor, bravery, and who will probably never see France, what I believe must be a beautiful land and country. Ms. Jackie Craig
08/04/02 at 15:56 - France Bravo pour votre site qui est très bien réalisé. Il ne faut surtout pas que les jeunes générations oublient ce qu'ils ont fait pour nous (un matin où nous n'y étions pas...) Merci encore pour eux. JMS
08/03/02 at 18:18 - USA Yes indeed I will create a link in the next few day to your site. Thanks for the wonderful pictures of the area. I am writing a book about the 746th TB and those villages have become very familiar to me in my writing. Thanks again -- Merci beaucoup. Whit Blanchard
08/03/02 at 11:02 - Holland A very nice website. I made mine last years, April 10, and since than a lot has changed. Made contact with a lot of people, all over the world. Veterans, relatives of veterans and all kind of people who also want to keep the remembrance alive of all those young men who paid the ultimatie price for a free Europe. Please visite my website too: http://bandofbrothers.ontheweb.nl. Keep on with the good work. Peter (Eindhoven - Holland)
08/02/02 at 23:41 - USA What a great tribute to the men who helped free France. To all the veterans of the Coast Guard that served on the LCI's, especially the four that were lost, and especially the crews of the 91 and 92 of which I am familar, Thank You! All the world owes you a great deal of greatitude... Leroy Peters, son of Willis Peter, LCI 91
08/02/02 at 20:54 - USA My father landed D+10 southern France. Purple Heart with Cluster, Silver Star plus others, now deceased, buried in Arlington National Cemetery. I am retired Navy 40+years. Ladd McBride SCPQ, USNR Retired.
08/02/02 at 18:35 - USA Magnificent job. God Bless France. Hal Baumgarten
08/02/02 at 18:08 - USA It is quite a pleasure to have your web site about D-Day im my possession. My dad was a D-Day veteran (Omaha Beach). He was part of the 293st Joint Assault Signal Company, part of the Army's 6th Special Engineer Brigade but because of high casualities that morning, his unity was drafted and attached to the 116 Regiment, part of the 29th Infantry for combat. I am very glad you found it because you have brought pictures of Omaha Beach to me that I could only imagine in my thoughts. Your beautiful work brought tears to my eyes. Take care and God bless you! Louise.
08/02/02 at 17:58 - Germany Very nice site! I will set it on my linklist. Today and tomorrow I'm in bavaria for weddind but I will put the link to your site up by next week. Martin Galle
08/02/02 at 17:07 - USA An impressive site Laurent. Thank you for organizing a wonderful history of D-Day.Tom Spahle
08/02/02 at 16:51 - USA Dear Laurent, At your invitation, I visited and enjoyed your web site. I though the photography was well done. If you get the 29er Newsletter, you should follow my articles there. Stay in contact. Stew.
08/02/02 at 14:29 - France Bonjour, J'ai le plaisir de vous annoncer que nous avons ajouté un lien pointant vers votre site à partir du site des Fleurs de la Mémoire. Cordialement. Patrick Elie. Webmaster : Les Fleurs de la mémoire
08/02/02 at 02:50 - USA Dear Sir, Thank you so much for putting this together and sharing it with us. I intend to forward this to my children (including my son-in-law who is a pilot on the JFK), so that they can see what their grandfather did and others with him, and they unbelievable acts of bravery. My father was in the 101st, and I really enjoyed looking at St. Mere Eglise. It let me know how much the French appreciate America. This was beautiful! Thank you. Jackie Craig
08/01/02 at 22:31 - USA Thanks for sharing this website with me. I have began searching for information about my uncle Bernard Lee Evans for whom I am named after. He served with the 101st airborne throughout D-Day and into The Battle of Bulge. I have been unable to learn very much thus far, but I do know that he was one of the many brave Americans that defended Bastogne. Respectufully yours, Bernard L. Evans
08/01/02 at 21:44 - USA Laurent, You have done a wonderful job in putting this site togeather. I now have something to bring to the familys attention that will help in knowing where our brother was at and what kind of people he helped in a ques for freedom. God bless Ammerica and Viva La France. Deoppresso Liber. Paul Bryant
08/01/02 at 17:40 - USA God Bless you. This a tribune site to those brave men, who waded ashore many to certain death. Yet this didn't deter them from saving this world from enslavement. Viva Le France - God Bless America. A salute from Bayonne N.J. USA - WW2-Vet-Co.E-345th-Regt.-87th-Golden Acorn-Infantry Division-Patton's 3rd-Army. Stay Well-Enjoying your freedom-Thank a veteran. Jim Hennessey.
08/01/02 at 17:35 - USA Dear Mr. Lefebvre. Colonel Ed Burke of the Society of the First Infantry Division made me aware of your web site. Thank you for remembering the veterans of the landings of June 1944. Again, we are happy to know about your web site and your interest in the Big Red One. Dr. John F. Votaw, Executive Director.
08/01/02 at 16:46 - USA Thanks Laurent for the great job in helping to preserve the memory of so many. Best regards. Ron Mitchell, California, USA
08/01/02 at 16:32 - France J'ai visité votre site et vous félicite. Eric Sulzbach.
08/01/02 at 13:13 - France Bonjour, Encore un travail remarquable de présentation et documentation. Ce site est tellement intéressant que je me suis permis d'en faire l'éloge sur un forum international. J'espère que cela vous amènera des consultations supplémentaires et une publicité à la hauteur du travail effectué. Avec tous mes compliments. Cordialement. Pierre Granjean.
08/01/02 at 10:45 - France Félicitations pour le site! Bravo. Excellent travail! Jean M. Simoni 29th I.D France
07/30/02 at 21h31 - USA You have done a beautiful job! Thank again. Debrah Siarkowski
07/26/02 at 15:13 - USA Laurent: Thank you for introducing me to your web site. I think it is a good one and I will order a link to it from our web site. Thank you. Ed Burke, Executive Director, Society of the First Infantry Division.
07/25/02 at 17:16 - USA Thank you for putting up a wonderful web site dedicated to D-Day. I have sent your message to Colonel Ed Burke the Executive Director of the Society and asked him to put a link to your site. Best regards. Arthur L. Chaitt. Executive Secretary, retired. Tour Director.
07/24/02 at 18:01 - USA
Laurent, I forwarded your email to the 29th's webmaster. Your site look good. Thank you my friend. How are things? My best wishes to your family. Rick
07/24/02 at 15:38 - USA Hi Laurent, This is Walter Markey. I wanted to take a moment and look at your web site and also thank you for welcoming us Americans to your turf (France). keep up the good work on your web site. Your friend, Walt.
07/24/02 at 03:08 - USA Dear Friend, I have looked at most of your pictures, which I can't believe. They are beautiful. I will take more time to see them all. Your friend from California. Robert Lowry
07/22/02 at 22:20 - USA Thank you for visiting our website. We would be more than happy to have you link our page. Thanks. Travis Marshall - American Art & Antiques, Inc.
07/21/02 at 22:47 - France Subcribe mailing listin. Pascal Perez
07/15/02 at 03:35 - USA Dear Laurent, I love the site. It is beautiful except for the photos of ME! It is very well organized and easy to zip around. I like it. A very good job. Amicalement. Fran
07/13/02 at 20:05 - USA Dear Laurent. I have seen the pictures on your website, and they are really wonderful. Thank you so much for sending them. Cordially. Chris Heill
07/13/02 at 00:21 - USA Hi Laurent, We have spoken many time in the past. Your web site is very good and I take pleasure in passing it on to our many friends, who share our same thoughts. You should be hearing from them shortly. Again thank for keeping me in your thoughts and good luck in your desire to write about our wonderfull 29th Division. I will be glad to help in any way that I can. Billy Melander
07/12/2002 at 23:59 - USA An Old Veteran Recalls Stories Of Normandy And The Days That Followed: Hi, My name is Billy, I was once a member of the 29th Division. The 115th Regiment. I am now retired and spend my time writing stories about those events thaht took place in Normandy while I was there, along with my many good friends, who shared theirs stories appear in our 29th Division Journal. Billy Melander
07/12/2002 at 02:11 - USA Jim Parks, Seminole, Oklahoma. My dad was in Co.H, 116Inf. 2nd Bat.
07/10/2002 at 15:15 - France My name is Jean-Paul Castro and I live in a small town of the south of France (Toulouse). Your really nice and made with intilligence.
07/09/2002 at 18:54 - USA Dear Laurent, I have just finished a review of your website. I think it is a great piece of work which certainly brought back many memories for me. I am very grateful that you sent it to me so I owe you much thanks. There are several pictures from the Colleville area that I would like to have a copies for framing if this possible. Until next time my sincere regards. Donald Wilson
07/09/2002 at 16:22 - USA Very well done. I enjoyed seeing all that you have researched and think it well worth seeing. I will tell all my buddies to acces the website. Herschel Peterson
07/09/2002 at 06:02 - USA Hi! Old friends, yes I like the web site. Jim Parks
07/09/2002 at 03:59 - USA I have received your wonderful war story. Of course, I have not been able to see it in it's entirety. It will take many, many hours to go through the entire publication. I really appreciate the many hours that you have spent to make this true story. Marion Wheeler
07/09/2002 at 01:09 - USA Mon ami Laurent, what a wonderful tribute to the 29th. You did an outstanding job. My wife, Virginia was very impressed. She would like to know what prompted you to acquire such a keen interest in D-Day and the 29th Division. I also would like to know. You were probably born at least 30 years after D-Day. For such a young man to take an interest in these things is remarkable. Its speaks a lot for the french people. Mario Milone
07/08/2002 at 23:08 - USA Thank you, please add me to your gustbook. I am then granddaughter of Bill Rowell. It looks great, thank you again. Please also add may father. Betsy Mathews
07/08/2002 at 21:45 - USA Dear Laurent, thank you very much for the adress to your website. That is very interesting. I can see you have been busy compiling and writing all that information. Your friend. Tom Lasater
07/08/2002 at 19:52 - USA Thank you for creating your website. Although I can read only a little bit of french, the website looks good, and many good links. I will look at it more in the future, and will tell others about it. Merci. Derek May
07/08/2002 at 19:52 - USA Thank you for creating your website. Although I can read only a little bit of french, the website looks good, and many good links. I will look at it more in the future, and will tell others about it. Merci. Derek May
07/08/2002 at 19:03 - USA Laurent, I like your web page, very attractive, thanks for sending it to me. Your friend. Kermit Wrigh
07/08/2002 at 17:01 - USA Thank you very much for sending me your web site. I found it very interesting and helpful. I will continue to monitor it for future additions. Best regards. Ron Mitchell |
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