From: Rick v100 (rickv100@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu May 12 2005 - 03:24:51 PDT
Got pics posted anywhere?
Rick
--- Nigel Hay MILWEB <nigel@milweb.net> wrote:
> Last weekend saw an excellent 3 days of events on
> the island. A two day
> rally with around 170 vehicles - these included
> several German vehicles that
> had never ever been off the island in 60 years -
> like a 4 wheel Stoewer
> command car - restored from an absolute hulk.
>
> The arena events per pure chance re-united two
> reconnaissance regt vets who
> hadn't seen each other for 60 years - an amazing
> moment
> The founder of the MVCG , now MVT, Peter Gray was
> with us, his wartime
> exploits in jersey as "Der Junger" a wanted
> saboteur, are legendary and he
> was finally caught by the Nazis and imprisoned for
> the last 9 months of the
> war - if it had been before D Day he would have
> certainly been executed. He
> has just written a book of his experiences under the
> jackboot and is now
> seeking a publisher
>
> Our parade in front of around 65,000 people ( most
> of the Jersey population)
> in St Helier before HM The Queen arrived was
> spectacular.
>
> Three Morris Quads with limbers and 25 pounders did
> the 21 gun salute on
> the beach. The 6 landing craft unloaded a wide range
> of WW" vehicles,
> including the mintest International halftrack I ever
> saw, Humber and Daimler
> armoured car, Bedford's etc.
> TV coverage was considerable, the worlds press -
> even CNN were with us.
>
> All in all a very special event.
>
>
> NIGE
>
>
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