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    A FSSF veteran sent me a very nice gift for thanking me for my work concerning the mass grave of his former enemies. I will let the vet do the talking, with extracts from some emails or letters we have exchanged over the years. He talks about the patch, about his FSSF time, and about the disbandment of the Force, that also occured in Villeneuve-Loubet, where the grave was found:

    "Hi Jean-Loup, and I thank you again for the pictures
    you took at the exhuming of the German soldiers grave,
    I find it very ineresting because it was something
    that happened 62 1/2 years ago and I was there and
    took part in it all in the first place.

    Please find enclosed a FSSF shoulder patch, this patch
    is very rare and unique as this batch of patches was
    probably the last ones produced. They were made in
    Italy in 1944 and are a real collectors itam but I
    would rather see it go to a person who is interested
    in the Force and will appreciate it.

    Sincerely"


    "I was so glad to hear that the letter arrived safely, I was starting to worry that maybe it had got lost annd that patch can not be replaced. That is the patch that I wore in Italy and France. It is one of the last batch of those patches to be made. They are very rare as the wewe the only ones to be made in Italy in 1944."



    "When I joined the
    Force I
    was in 1st Company 3rd Regt and took all my training there, I then took
    a
    course as a radio operator and when I completed that I was transferred
    to
    Headquarter Detachment but that didn't mean we were behind the front
    lines,
    to the contrary we were up in the thick of things all the time. The
    other
    troops liked to stay away from us radio operators because when we were
    transmitting the enemy would pick up our signal and zero in on our
    position
    with Mortar and Artillirary fire.
    When we landed in Southern France the objective of the 3rd Regt was to
    follow the coast line to the east till we reached the Italian border.
    When
    we reached the border we set up our headquarters in Menton and stayed
    there
    till early December 1944 when the decision was made to disband the
    Force. We
    were moved back to Villeneuve Loubet and that is the first time I saw
    the
    town. It was there on December 5th 1944 where the official break up
    took
    place, we were formed up on parade when the command came "Canadian Fall
    Out"
    and everybody looked around to see who was falling out because we
    didn't
    look at one another as Canadian or American, we were North Americans. A
    very
    strong bond was formed among the member and that bond still exists
    today.
    After the war we formed the First Special Service Force Association so
    we
    could keep in touch and we still have a reunion every year, it is held
    in
    Canada one year and the U.S. next and it is held in a city anywhere
    from the
    east coast to the west coast that way it gives everyone a chance to get
    to a
    reunion without having to travel too far as the members came from every
    state in the U.S. and every Province in Canada although the distance
    doesn't
    bother us too much now that we are all retired and we make it our
    annual
    holiday, it is one big family reunion now as it includes children and
    grandchildren so you can see how the bond that existed in the Force
    still
    exists.
    I'm sorry I can't give you anymore details about the activities of the
    Force
    at Villeneuve Loubet but it was the 2nd Regt that went through there
    and I
    was in a different sector and only got there when the unit disbanded. I
    would like to hear something about yourself, I gather you must have
    something to do with peace keeping as you are in Croatia at the present
    time. Hoping to hear from you again soon.

    Sinceely"
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      Now that is just amazing!!!

      I just did not believe this thread could excel beyond the already breathtaking level of super interesting information but there it is. This thread is something really extraordinary!!!

      Thank you again Jean-Loup for your fantastic effort and congratulations to the special interest your work has attracted!

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        Jean-Loup

        That's a very nice honour to be recognizized by a Veteran of the FSSF for all your extensive research, and to be presented with one of his shoulder patches is also heart warming, congratulations on a job well done, and for a very interesting story.

        Gerry


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          Wow

          This was a very interesting thread, keep up the good work

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            bonsoir
            je ne découvre que maintenant ce poste et je suis littéralement sur le cul.
            Très très beau travail d'historien, d'archéologue, de légiste et d'écrivain.
            Bonne continuation.
            Cordialement, olivier

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              la m******234;me chose qu'olivier, post d******233;couvert en m******234;me temps que lui et m******234;mes impressions
              Bravo pour ce travail de m******233;moire, qu'on puisse leur donner un nom et qu'ils reposent en paix

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                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIlmKcbfNB0

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                  Thank you Jean-Loup, for not forgetting those men.

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                    outstanding contribution to history and life

                    many thanks for letting us see this


                    K


                    Last edited by karlo; 05-09-2007, 05:58 PM.

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                      Don't know how I missed this this thread the first time, but glad I found it. No doubt your research, time and sheer will have brought you your own place in history here. I am proud that you are a fellow WAF member. My regret is that I wish I could've been there with you. The documentation process looked superb. May they all rest in piece now. And yet again outstanding thread!

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                        Jean-Loup,

                        As I have told you in PM's I have and will continue to defend you against these people who think you are a grave robber. I know you and I know what you're doing. Keep doing it.

                        Mansal

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                          Good work

                          Sobering...
                          Sad...
                          A very fine effort that any soldier will appreciate...

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                            the dead.........

                            nice to see this been done properly instead of just been dug up for there helmets medals or what ever
                            keep it up
                            regards shane

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                              the dead.........

                              nice to see this been done properly instead of just been dug up for there helmets medals or what ever
                              keep it up
                              regards shane

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                                truly history at it's very best!!
                                "Activity! Activity! Speed! I greet you."
                                -Napoleon to Massena, advancing on Landshut, April 18, 1809

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