Excellent to see you got to meet such a great veteran, meeting with men that where there are very special and unfortunately harder to find. Well done and thank for sharing.
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Gentlemen, This is a truly amazing story. At almost 97 he still has both his faculties and his awards. Thank Your for sharing this. Threads like this make the WF just invaluable. RichComment
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Ok, i'll get the birthday ball rolling
What do you guys think of us sending him birthday cards with a simple nice note? He might get a real kick out of receiving B-day cards from around the world, and knowing that so many people are truly interested in this old "warhorse" . Maybe we could send them to the OPs address and he could deliver them at an appropriate time. This would also discourage the few bottom feeders who would write to him directly, trying to buy his medals..
Well I threw it out there, what do you think?
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Originally posted by birdie View PostWhat do you guys think of us sending him birthday cards with a simple nice note? He might get a real kick out of receiving B-day cards from around the world, and knowing that so many people are truly interested in this old "warhorse" . Maybe we could send them to the OPs address and he could deliver them at an appropriate time. This would also discourage the few bottom feeders who would write to him directly, trying to buy his medals..
Well I threw it out there, what do you think?
I absolutely LOVE the idea! I would participate in a heartbeat. I would love to honor this man with well wishes from a sincere admirer!Comment
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Originally posted by birdie View PostWhat do you guys think of us sending him birthday cards with a simple nice note? He might get a real kick out of receiving B-day cards from around the world, and knowing that so many people are truly interested in this old "warhorse" . Maybe we could send them to the OPs address and he could deliver them at an appropriate time. This would also discourage the few bottom feeders who would write to him directly, trying to buy his medals..
Well I threw it out there, what do you think?
Hi Guys
Thanks for the gesture , but I think it might be a little more sensitive than we think . Andre and I had never met him before and he had no idea who we were . Andre was able to organize the meeting with him through a friends friend. When he met us, he was a little reluctant to tell us about his past as im sure he was wondering why these 2 guys want to know so much about him. Andre was writing down a couple of notes as he spoke and he wanted to know why we were doing this. I'm sure he thought we wanted to publish his story or something like that.We told him that we were very interested in FJ military history and that it was an honor to meet him. Which for us is it really was.
He also has no idea that we have put his information up on the WAF, im sure he does not even know that sites like this exist and that there is such an interest from all of us around world . Andre and I would like to meet him again but we don't want to bother the old man either. So I guess we will leave it for a while and once we have established a better or more trustworthy relationship with him over time , im sure there shouldn't be a problem writing to him (I can deliver letters) . By that time it will be his 98th birthday. By the looks of him he will make 100 no problem. Wouldn't that be a story in itself.
Best Regards
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Amazing coincidence!
I was paging through the book of James Lucas "Storming Eagles" and on page 35 I came accross this photo of an unnamed Officer giving a parachute harness demonstration. Compare this to the photo of Lt Ernst Sachse who, as I posted in my earlier thread, is still alive and in good health living in South AfricaComment
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Compare the photo above to this oneComment
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A recent photo of Lt Sachse with the same medalsComment
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I agree....everything (medals etc.) is on the exact same spot....
Did you visit him twice?
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very interesting story.
i think your very lucky to have met him, theres not many vets left.
thanks for sharing the pics etc.Comment
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Very nice, thanks for sharing
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Lt. Ernst Sachse must have been a great inspiration to these young RAD men. The man marked with the arrow is Gerhard Käppner who later became a Fallschirmjäger himself.Comment
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Wow David that is an excellent observation!Comment
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