Battle of Arnhem anniversary commemorated with spectacular parachute jump

Full story: Telegraph.co.uk

Parachutists are dropped at Ginkel Heath in the Netherlands to mark the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem Photo: EPA The spectacle on Saturday was watched by around 100 former paratroopers, veterans of the battle who attended the memorial service in the southern Dutch city where troops landed in September 1944.

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thomas gwynn

London, UK

my dad was at arnham..he was one of 1st battlion..3rd para,he was one of the lucky one's to get home.he never realy spoke about it much... my mam said he used to have nightmare's about it sum time afterwards....he brout back the arnham bible which is in white leather and a in bost para bage on the front of it...im only writeing this to say that im very proud of him for being there...

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