April-May 2010 65th Anniversary coverage of the Chowhound -Manna observations at the memorial. In Dutch at the beginning with Marlies who organized the entire event being interviewed, well worth the wait until the food drop veterans come on, also Charles Clark, Bomber Command vet, Luft III veteran speaks about their efforts to build a monument in Piccadilly Square for the 56,000+ RAF Bomber Command airmen lost. the Manna flyers talk about their food drop experiences. Excellent clip that shows the Dutch children that take care of the memorial which is nearby their school and their airplanes they made for the event. Beechcraft doing a low pass. The U.S. Captain that comes in at the seven minute mark is U.S. Navy Captain, Daniel E. Braswell,USNA, Senior Defense Official, Def/Naval Attache. U.S. EMB Den Haag places the USA wreath at the memorial. The woman behind him in glasses is the Netherlands ambassador.
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