HUH!???
"Richard Brooks" wrote in message
...
ArtKramr wrote:
MARKET GARDEN ALL OVER AGAIN? WHAT THE HELL?

The disastrous operation Market Garden was over. The losses were
considerable as was our sense of defeat in an operation that promised
to shorten the war. Well you can't win 'em all. Upward and onward.
On the 6th of October 1944 weeks after Market Garden had failed, we
entered our operations tent before the days mission and got quite a
surprise. The map was uncovered and the operations officer (forgot
his name) announced, " "Gentlemen, the target today is the bridge at
Arnhem".

I really now think that the name was picked after they went to my dads
market garden in Carterton, closer to Brize Norton and near to Bradwell
Grove, both places used in the operation.

His campaign success was due to him drinking the proceeds and ****ing it
down the sewer. ;-)

Being in the navy, he was also on HMS Trinidad which torpedoed itself.


Richard.