ROKYCANY
Veterans Day
Remembrance
16.11. 2008
MILITARY MUSEUM
CLUB ON THE DEMARCATION LINE
CZECH REPUBLIC
WW-1, WW-II,
today as the army of the
From left to
right, G. J .Toole, Society of the Fifth Division, United States Army and LTC.
Ing. Rostislav Vychodil from the
Vice Mayor of the
Town of
(Brown Jacket)
Rokycany Police
Commander, Marie Hlávková, 1st Vice Mayor of the Town of
On center stage
marking the 19th year that
the Town of Rokycany, Czech Republic, has invited and played host to
members of the United States Army and
Veterans from the Department of Europe, District III, Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the United States.
From left to
right, Col. Jeffrey S.
Holachek, US Army Attaché to the Czech Republic
Col. Jeffrey S. Holachek
LTC. Brian Denny, 2nd
ACR, 2nd Striker Brigade, Vilsek, Germany.
Home to the famed unit
of the 42D Rcn Sq, 2d Cav Grp (MECZ),
that spearheaded the rescue of the famous Lippizzaner
horses during “Operation Cowboy”, during the last few days of WWII.
LTC. Brian Denny
District III, Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Timothy Galton
Mayor, Ing. Jan Baloun from the
town of
Jan Engler
Spokesperson for the town of Rokycany (right).
The junior ROTC
cadets honor guard from
Rokycany was the meeting place to where
liberating units of George S. Patton’s Third Army, the 2nd Infantry
Division, would meet face to face with the Russian Red Army at the line of
demarcation on the outskirts of Rokycany in 1945.
Russian zone left and American zone right
Line of
Demarcation 1945
“Remembrance to those who
have never forgotten”
Martin Dlouhy, son of the late Milan Dlouhy,
Convoy Master, sitting on the drivers side of his Dodge ¾ ton.
"Convoy of
Remembrance"
1990 - 2006
US Army
Ambassador, Freedom Team Salute
Martin was
awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from Freedom Team Salute, in recognize for
many years of service that he and his late father,
Remnants of World
War II can still be seen on the streets during different celebrations that are
held throughout the year here in the
Acknowledgement
Czech Veterans Association
Embassy of the
Freedom Team Salute
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
Buddy Poppies provide by
Commander, Herbert Hall, VFW Post
10708
Martin Dlouhy
Pictures provided by
Vladimíra
Vídršperková
Town of
Czech Veterans Association
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