paddywhack

the view from the bunker

this was the bunnker where your man from the longest day said "there heading straight for me"

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Batterie of Longues

the mullberrys!!!!!

utaha!!

close up of the back!!

a anphi-sherman taking up from omaha, from what i understand it 1 of only 3or4 known to survive,taking from the underwater wrecks museum

this is the position from where the gunner who killed over a 1000 GIs was!!(cant think of his name)

trenchs!!!

looking down onto the beach!!

this is the bluff i think where the only cover was!the 2 lads are the mates i was with!!!

righto il post some of my pics from may when i was there!!

omaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

not a bad price at all for such a nice clasp!!!

ok fairly old thread but how much did you pick this sweet clasp up for??

iv a 3rd class order of the flag and 2 2nd class one! now the first one i got actually broke in the post and the nut that fixed in place went missing but the seller VERY VERY kindly sent me another one!! so does anyone want to see what a order of the flag 2nd class looks like in bit???????????????

actually it looks very like the serial numbers i have other orders from the mid 80s! but nope thats the serial number i had a VERY good look at it but theres nothing that looks like anything was messed with!!! it is very very worn though on the front and back!!(the pics dont realy show it though~!!!!) very interesting! il get more pics on saturday as i dont have it in the place im living at the moment!!!thanks frot he replies though!!

doh!! just noticed its in the 490 range!! my bad!!

and the important serial number!!!!!!what do you guys think???????

here we go!

i thought i was seeing things to but thats the range!!!

i picked up a 85

2nd class cos it was only 10 euros and was nicely surpized to find out the serial number was in the 461xxx range!!have to get a 1st class now!!

order of the patroit(?) war was back in 2002 for ?30 irish pounds! then a order of alexander nevsky 2002 for ?120(right time right place!!) il post pics later when i get home!!

yup my revolution is also missing most of its wash and its up in the 117xxx range! and funny you should say that cos EVERY revolution iv seen has got feck all wash left!!!

found some hankerchiefs and a few dry cleaning tickets in a 1st air cav warrant officers nam tunic