[kayak]

I'm glad you mentioned the parachute. I have a memory of seeing a movie about WWII when I was just a child .... way back in Olden Days when families went to the drive-in together. The only thing I remember about the movie is the shot of a paratrooper getting his 'chute caught on the spire of a church and his hanging there helplessly for a long time. I was thinking that it was part of that first invasion into France but wasn't sure. Your post has confirmed my distant memory.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Go here, blam has a thread and there's some breathtaking pictures of Normandy, along with the story of the parachute. Sorry for not linking. Someone?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/690375/posts?page=50

[GretchenEE]

Back when Hec was a pup I saw that WW 2 movie also, and it scared the snickers out of me. I, too, remember that paratrooper stuck atop the church. That's all I remember about it.