European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 24, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse World War ii Veteran Lawrence Dun of salutes free american Flag and current members of the 82nd airborne div. Reliving Market Garden like original of federation a mix of Success and Disapio moment by Effie Batman staff writer operation Market Garden the Allied offensive designed to drive into nazi Germany s heartland never got the attention that world War .11 s a Day did according to some of the veterans who sweated through both bloody Battles. Among the reasons was that it really and truly speaking was a disaster said Elmo Jones one of the paratroop veterans. This month Jones returned to Nijm Egen in the Netherlands to commemorate the 50th anniversary of British Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery s plan to Cross into Germany. For the dutch people the partially successful but costly Allied offensive was the beginning of their liberation. They remembered Well the Battles that began Lane on Chilcutt chokes Back tears during a memorial service for those who died during the operation. Sept. 17,1944, for the Bridges of Eindhoven Nijm Egen an arnhem. Hundreds of Trio Sands of people in the Market Garden corridor celebrated during the past two weeks with dozens of events. In Nijm Egen they included a Parachute drop a re enactment of the Nijm Egen Hail Mary River assault flybys by Vintage aircraft Bridge Crossings and parades of restored military vehicles. For Many returning British and american veterans this May have been the final trip to these foreign Battle grounds. They like paratroopers Elmo Jones and dutch Wyngaert were in their. 70s. They traded old stories and poked fun. Wyngaert said that he and other members of the. Pathfinder team the 505th regt of the 82nd airborne div liberated some cities three they got to know some cities so Well it was like going into the old Brittle old Bones were the Only thing keeping him. From jumping with the 82nd airborne div at a ceremony at Groesbeek he said. Jones was disappointed when snarled traffic kept him continued on Page 20 saturday september 24,1994 the stars and stripes 19
