I shall plainly enumerate them and as the day progresses I hope there are more: breakfast with P&D's Pop in Central Village, Mass at St. Augustine's in Canterbury, met an elderly former neighbor from my childhood whose husband parachuted into France as a saboteur, walked for half an hour in the level part of the driveway, feel refreshed. Now, must not ruin the recovery from last Sunday's fiasco. Oh, and I have also returned to studying French with le francais authentique. Feels good.
A member of the elite branch of the OSS -- D-Day hero (Article no longer available from the original source)
A member of the elite secretive branch of the Office of Strategic Services called the Jedburghs, Lucien E. Lajeunesse parachuted behind enemy lines in 1944 to aid French soldiers in preparation for D-Day. A radio operator who spoke French, his unit carried out attacks on German convoys, destroyed bridges and disrupted communications. In his lifetime, he received numerous awards for his wartime heroics, like France`s highest award to a foreigner, the "Croix de Guerre." In 1994, during the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, he was presented with a rare original map of the Normandy invasion by French President.
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