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01/05/2008, 21:23 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 10,140 Can anyone remember ? Please can anyone remember the name of the French association that puts flowers on the Normandy war graves on special days ? thanks in advance www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

01/05/2008, 21:39 Christine Animal Joined on 14/05/2005 Deux-Sèvres Posts 4,375 Re: Can anyone remember ? Gay, is it Les Fleurs de la Mémoire ?   animalaidsaintaubin.monsite.orange.fr/ Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful    Report

01/05/2008, 22:51 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 10,140 Re: Can anyone remember ? Thanks Christine, I wanted to pass it on to a friend who lives in the area..... www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

02/05/2008, 9:49 oscar Joined on 28/02/2008 Posts 94 Re: Can anyone remember ? It only does American ones though.    Report

02/05/2008, 9:53 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 10,140 Re: Can anyone remember ? I'm not sure, there was once a very heated and rather unpleasant discussion here about if they did or should look after German graves too - I'm afraid to say I can't remember the outcome... www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

02/05/2008, 12:27 oscar Joined on 28/02/2008 Posts 94 Re: Can anyone remember ? No they don't they are SOLELY US graves.    Report

02/05/2008, 12:30 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 10,140 Re: Can anyone remember ? Are you a member Oscar ? www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

02/05/2008, 16:39 oscar Joined on 28/02/2008 Posts 94 Re: Can anyone remember ? Yes, I joined a few months ago and went to their AGM this year.  Apparently they discussed putting flowers on other graves a while back for the 60th anniversary but I understand that was a one-off idea.  You can't actually adopt a German or even other Allied soldier because the organisation is only set up to work with the US wargraves commission (or whatever it's called) and not the British or Germans.  You will also see that their logo is the Stars and Stripes and that only the two US cemeteries in Normandy are mentioned on the website.    Report

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