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Proud standards rolled up.
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Issue No 54, July '09, appears to be N.V.A. News' final ed, core newsletter for the Normandy Veterans' Association.
E. Slater's (editor) comments are particularly poignant as ultimately legacy was lacking. /1
#WW2 #SWW #History #DDay80
Fade to black.
Issue No 54, July '09, appears to be N.V.A. News' final ed, core newsletter for the Normandy Veterans' Association.
E. Slater's (editor) comments are particularly poignant as ultimately legacy was lacking. /1
#WW2 #SWW #History #DDay80
The NVA went from being a proud, national organisation to melting away like chaff in a handful of years by 2014 as age took the members & left no obvious successor organisation.
The NVA died a very slow death with some branches hanging on for several years after last parade.../2
The NVA died a very slow death with some branches hanging on for several years after last parade.../2
this was further compounded by comparatively few branch collections ending up in regional or national archives, meaning many accounts have been lost a second time round.
The Spirit of Normandy Trust is a successor but lacks the clout of it's illustrious predecessor. /3
The Spirit of Normandy Trust is a successor but lacks the clout of it's illustrious predecessor. /3
