103 Year Old Bill Milward and the DUKW.
great pictures of a wonderful event!
Sylvias
Loc: North Yorkshire England
itsnoelb wrote:
Most excellent.
Thank you very much for looking in and your comment.
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Loc: North East Tennessee
Very nice series and narrative Sylvia....well done.
Sylvias
Loc: North Yorkshire England
James56 wrote:
Great photos and interesting story. I've rode one of these called "Ducks" in the U.S. down the Tennessee River.
I bet it was exciting James! Thank you very much for your kind comments, I always appreciate them.
Sylvias
Loc: North Yorkshire England
Cwilson341 wrote:
A very touching series, Sylvia! Your shots bring the occasion to life for all to enjoy.😊
It was a wonderful day Carol and Bill has such a great sense of humour too. Thank you very much for your lovely comments I do appreciate them.
Sylvias
Loc: North Yorkshire England
Bob Mevis wrote:
Excellent and what a nice day for him.
It certainly was he loved every minute. Thank you very much Bob for looking in and your kind comments.
Sylvias
Loc: North Yorkshire England
kpmac wrote:
Outstanding set, Sylvia. What a wonderful tribute.
That’s very kind of you to say Ken. Thank you so much for your generous comments.
Excellent! A tribute well deserved.
A gigantic thank you should go out to all that made this possible!! Thanks for the images and story Sylvia.
Don
Wonderful set, and a big thanks to everyone involved to make this happen for a true hero of the greatest generation. I hope Mr. Milward got to enjoy those memories of riding g in the duck. As a retired SFC in in the US Army with 3 combat tours to iraq I salute everyone who made this happen god bless you all
What a heart warming story. We lose so many WWII vets each month.
That's pretty awesome. What a great thing to do for Mr. Milford.
Sylvias wrote:
In 1944 Bill Milward was one of the soldiers involved in the D Day landings. He drove a DUKW across France and the Continent. My daughter-in-law Clare noticed he had a model of a DUKW and she thought it would be lovely to arrange a ride for him in one similar to what he drove during the D Day Landings. This culminated today when Bill was driven through the streets of Ashbourne with lots of people waving at him along the way. This DUKW had been made out of the remains of two others by a farmer.
Until recently Bill walked regularly but a bad knee meant arrangements had to be made for him to be lifted into the vehicle.
Two television stations and local radio interviewed him, the local newspapers advertised the event.
Just a few shots I managed to get fighting through the crowds!
Bill is a lovely old gentleman who will never forget the day with the DUKW and the reception he got from the town.
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God bless him and God bless England. Thanks for the wonderful shots.
Thank you for the pictures and the history, and a very special thank you to Mr. Milward. God bless YOU and ALL who served.
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