Historians hope to save the few remaining trees
after 150 were felled
The beech trees of Saint Pierre de Varengeville-Duclair forest
bore a poignant testimony to the D-Day landings for more than six
decades. Thousands of American soldiers stationed there after the
liberation of Normandy spent their spare hours with a knife or
bayonet creating a lasting reminder of their presence.
Although the trees grew and the graffiti swelled and twisted,
this most peculiar memory of one of the 20th century’s defining
moments remained visible - until now. Amid bureaucratic
indifference and a dispute between officials and the forest owner,
most of the trees have been felled, chopped up and turned into
paper.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4124354.ece
As usual, it's the French and their inferiority complex.....
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Do we have old war graffiti or war relics left in Singapore? ( i
mean those not in museums or cemetaries....)?
