• Pardon the dust while the boys rebuild the site.

    The board will be in a state of disarray as I get things sorted out, for a little while at least.

    The new incarnation is using Xenforo as the system software. It is much like what we are used to, with a few differences. I will see about making a FAQ to help point out the differences for the members.

     

    One IMPORTANT difference for all of us old timers is that the 'mail' system is replaced with what are called 'conversations'/

    There is no 'Inbox' or 'Out box' or 'Sent' folders anymore.

    Think of Conversations as private 'threads' or topics that don't exist in a forum, that you start with another member. NOTE: Conversations can include more than one member if you or someone else in the conversaion, likes.
    Takes a little getting used to but I am sure you all can get a hang of it.

     

    Only a slightly modified default default Xenforo style is available for now. Once the new SAG style is ready it will be available.

    All existing users should be able to login with their usernames and passwords once the site goes up.

     

    If anyone has difficulties logging in please contact me at sixthvanguard@gmail.com.

     

    Thank you for your support and patience. I know it has been a loooong road.

Normandy Guide

Squidley

Squidley

Company Commander
A few years ago I was lucky enough to take my wife and kids to Europe. Included in this trip was a day-long tour of the American invasion beaches. It was a private tour, just the 5 of us and the guide. We did St Mere Eglise and the D-Day museum there, Utah and Omaha beaches, Pointe du Hoc, and ended at the American Cemetery. Since I hang around on this site, it's easy to guess that it was one of the high points of my trip. But what's not as expected is that both of my daughters, aged 15 and 17 at the time, also said it was the high point of theirs. Our guide was an excellent professional, and knowledgeable enough to go toe to toe with me on this stuff. If you've got the opportunity, I can't recommend it enough.

Our guide was a gentleman name Stewart Robertson, an Brit who got hooked on Normandy while escorting some veterans there while in the royal artillery. He ended up moving there, and eventually started his own guide business.

Here's his website:

http://www.normandybattletours.com/

and here are reviews on Tripadvisor:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attracti...Bayeux_Calvados_Basse_Normandie_Normandy.html

Not too many things get all 100% excellent reviews (ok, someone did give him a very good)....

Sorry for the lengthy post, but this is totally worth it. Some day, I'm going to go back and do the British section as well. Probably bring this guy along...
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