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I a Canadian living in Prague, my father w...Hello<br /><br />I a Canadian living in Prague, my father was a pilot with 158, so I have a great interest in bomber command crews.<br /><br />I have seen the graves of these young men in this story. <br /><br />It is nice to have some background on their mission and especially to see some photos to go with the names, it's so important to remember these brave souls.<br /><br />The navigator's gravestone was the first I noticed, that he was such a long ways from home.<br /><br />I would like to contact families if I am able to locate them to let them know about the annual Remembrance services there.<br /><br />I have been in touch with one family of a fellow <br />Canadian, who is buried in the War cemetery,whose nephew just got over here this year with his father to see his brother's final resting place for the first time after 70 years. <br /><br />They are happy knowing I will be looking in on him for them, this cemetery being just a few minutes away from my Czech in laws cemetery, so we stop to visit whenever we visit the family, and this year went to the <br />Rembrance services with a British ex army friend of ours.<br /><br />I have recently written to the War graves commission in Belgium as there are some gravestones in terrible condition, with the engraving and lettering illegible, so sad for the families, and was told they have forwarded it to whomever is in charge and am waiting to hear back from them. <br /><br />If you have any info or connections to the crew resting in Prague, please let me know, I could send their families photos from this year's services.<br />I follow the Facebook page Bomber Command Research Group and no. 4 group <br /><br />Regards<br />SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com