Neighbours baffled after nak£d female clown covered head-to-toe in white paint spotted strolling by river
Neighbours baffled after nak£d female clown covered head-to-toe in white paint spotted strolling by river
There have been numerous sightings of the mystery woman casually wandering beside the River Severn in Worcester
Neighbours have been left baffled by the eye-popping sighting of a female clown strolling around NAK£D in broad daylight..
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The Canadian Troops landing on Juno Beach on June 6, 1944 were to capture the town of Bernieres-sur-Mer, France. They were to seize a villa, believed to be a railroad station, to use as a lookout.
Crossing the open beach, they survived the initial onslaught and reached the villa in 20 minutes, expelling the Germans inside. It was the first house to be liberated after the beach landings during Operation Overlord. 100 Canadians died on the beach that day.
"La Maison de Canadiens” in French, or Canada House in English, is still standing 80 years later and is now a memorial dedicated to the Canadians who gave their lives to liberate France thanks to the work of one French couple.
Herve Hoffer’s grandparents purchased the house in 1936. Hoffer and his wife Nicole knew that the house had been occupied by the Germans in 1942 and then returned to their family five years later.
The Hoffers married in 1975 and after having children, started spending more time at their vacation home in Bernieres-sur-Mer. They were baffled by the number of people taking pictures of their home. They found out they were Canadian veterans on a pilgrimage back to where they landed on D-Day. The couple would invite them inside for a beer, a glass of Calvados, or a meal, over which former soldiers shared their stories.
“Even in my own family, I’ve been criticized … how could I open the door to strangers?” Nicole Hoffer said. “I’d say, well, if the foreigners hadn’t come, you might not be here today. They brought us freedom, many at the risk of their lives.”
The veterans kept coming back over the years and started bringing souvenirs. Their summer home doubles as a museum now. Their guestbook has hundreds of signatures from returning veterans and their families. One signer, Ernie Kells, even apologized for tossing grenades into their basement to flush out German troops.
The Hoffers began hosting their own ceremony to honor the fallen soldiers. They light a paraffin lantern and leave it burning on the balcony a week before June 6. Then on the evening of June 6, bagpipers play as the lamp is tossed into the sea, while guests place flowers and crosses on the beach.
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