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Yes Jim, lots of memories attached to this pen. As an example Madame Gondree used it to write a write a few words to me on the back of a post card. See pic. Arlette Gondree is a very special lady. She is the daughter of George Gondree who owned the first building to be liberated on 6 Jun 1944 in the first action during Op Overlord. For those who are not familiar with the story, ahead of the landings 3 gliders landed and secured the bridges over the river Orne and the canal north of Caen, Normandy. It's an incredible story in itself and well worth a read. Steven E Ambrose captures it perfectly in his book Pegasus Bridge. Arlette was only about 4 at the time but she says she recalls the night in perfect detail. Anyway, back in 2005 I took my wife to see the bridges and the places the gliders landed. Whilst there we had a coffee in the Gondree's Café and amazingly was served by Arlette. We got chatting and she ended up signing the card for me with my pen.
Yes Jim, lots of memories attached to this pen. As an example Madame Gondree used it to write a write a few words to me on the back of a post card. See pic.
Arlette Gondree is a very special lady. She is the daughter of George Gondree who owned the first building to be liberated on 6 Jun 1944 in the first action during Op Overlord. For those who are not familiar with the story, ahead of the landings 3 gliders landed and secured the bridges over the river Orne and the canal north of Caen, Normandy. It's an incredible story in itself and well worth a read. Steven E Ambrose captures it perfectly in his book Pegasus Bridge. Arlette was only about 4 at the time but she says she recalls the night in perfect detail. Anyway, back in 2005 I took my wife to see the bridges and the places the gliders landed. Whilst there we had a coffee in the Gondree's Café and amazingly was served by Arlette. We got chatting and she ended up signing the card for me with my pen.
