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" Pr1 l, 1 e 36th Association Is Bullish
"`;`::: Salerno Monument Dedication
"There it is...
Forty five years ago as the landing craft came ashore
at Paestum Beach we strained our eyes in the first little
light of day and all was quiet but the sound of waves
against the side of the boat and the drone of the motor,
but the silence was broken by someone saying, "THERE
IT IS."
There was nothing on the beach then - just sand
dunes and in the distance to our right we could see a
building or two and scattered throughout the country-
side was a few resident buildings. While to our front
there was two Mountains, one we were briefed to know
was Mt. Soprano so automatically we called the other
one Alto.
Well, that is as I remembered the beach as I first saw
it but it is nothing like that now. If you had that early
morning boat ride in to Paestum today, you would see a
grove of Sycamore trees along the beach with large
eucalyptus trees all along the area and the town of
Paestum extending in every direction, large hotels and
three or four story buildings where the tabacco fields
dominated the Sele River bottom 45 years ago. Paved
narrow streets blocks the area and the town seems to
have been there always.
But I know the early light of September 9, 1943, so I
could see a structure that appeared to be an ancient
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Large Delegation of T-Patchers
Journey to Old Bloody Beachhead at
Salerno For Dedication Ceremony
A MONUMENT at PAESTUM
The Association's Greatest Achievement
beTwo years ago it was decided that the Salerno Monument Program would
be re-activated - on a date to match our "45th" Anniversary of the big
D-Day Invasion of Hitler's Europa, 9-9-43.
This would have to be a big one, with a cost-factor of six-figures. Could
we do it? Many said it was too big for us. But the plans were set - and
launched in Fall of 1986.
First response was overwhelming, but soon slowed down. But with the
True Grit of the old T-Patchers would ... "Never Give Up".
Fund raising can be a heartbreaker, but the stick-ability of the two men in
charge: Duney Philips and his Chairman, Bob Nowell continued to stay with
it . ."let's make it go" was the byword.
In Spring 1988, many revisions had to be made, but a trip to Rome and
many sessions solved that and the construction was completed in time for
arrival of our delegation - Sept. 9, 1988.
Be reminded that this project would NOT have been possible - without
the hundreds of contributions from our ...
e ashore Devoted Members and Loyal FriendsT-Patchers also visit other battleground sites where our
Memorials are located. Above is the St. Angelo Monument on
Rapido River - Sept. 12, 1988. Foto from Richard M. Burrage.This Issue of The T-Patcher Is a
Very Special 'Keepsake' item for
You to Preserve For Your FamilyI
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