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Chairman foundation Driel-Polen: Mr. A.J.M. Baltussen<\/span>
\n\"\"On behalf of the Driel-Polen Foundation I would like to welcome you all to this commemoration, where we give special attention to the contribution of the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade to the Battle of Arnhem – 67 years ago.<\/p>\n

A special word of welcome to
\nThe 8 Polish Veterans, who could make the way to Driel from their home in Great Britain, USA and the Netherlands and Mr. Ford a pilot who dropped several of the veterans near Driel.
\nalso to the widows of a Polish veterans one of whom has come from Poland and three from the Netherlands
\nThe Ambassador of the Republic of Poland His Excellency Mr. Sta\u0144czyk
\nThe Ambassador of Great Britain and representatives from the United States of America and Canada
\nThe Queen\u2019s Commissioner of our province Mr. Cornielje
\nThe Mayoress of this municipality Mrs. Tuijnman
\nThe Representative of the Brig. Gen. S.F. Sosabowski\u2019s 6 Airborne Brigade – Colonel Piekarski
\nThe representative of the Sosabowski family Mr. Jeremy Sosabowski and his partner Bettina Beinhoff
\nGeorge Cholewczynski, author of several books related to general Sosabowski and his Brigade
\nThe representative of the British veterans Captain Wilkinson
\nThe Mayors of the partner municipalities of Overbetuwe in Germany as well as Poland Mr. Wernard from Usingen in Germany and Mr. Bergmann from Zulpich in Germany and from Boleszkowice in Poland Mr. Krzywicki
\nAll the British veterans present this afternoon<\/p>\n

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,<\/p>\n

I would hereby like to extend a very warm welcome to all of you on this afternoon when we are going to take some time out to remember how the 1st Polish Independent Parachutists Brigade contributed to the Battle of Arnhem, 67 years ago. I would like to say a special hello to the boys and girls in the choir. You\u2019ll be singing 2 Polish and 1 Dutch song for us together with the Promiky Krakowa group.<\/p>\n

Since our last commemoration many veterans and friends from the Airborne community have passed away. We also have had to bid farewell to our long-time secretary, Luit Veenhuizen.<\/p>\n

The Polish veterans present here all have one thing in common. They were all members of the 1st Polish Independent Parachutists Brigade. However, they all have different stories to tell in relation to how they came to join this brigade.
\nMany families were deported to Northern Russia, mostly Siberia, after Poland was occupied in 1939.
\nThey were given the option to either return in 1941, or to join the Polish army. Many of the young people didn\u2019t stay with their parents at that time, but ended up in the UK via the former Persia, North African countries, Italy, France or in some cases by boat via North or South America. All with exactly the same aim: to free their country.
\nUnfortunately they didn\u2019t quite achieve this in 1944.
\nThe brigade became part of the First British Airborne Division and, as part of the plans, was dropped along the edge of this beautiful village of Driel on 21st September.<\/p>\n

These stories and the efforts by the brave 1st Polish Independent Parachutists Brigade soldiers make it absolutely essential for us to continue to remember them and to pass on the importance of this to subsequent generations.
\nThis is why our village has squares and a street with names which will remind us of these days in 1944. This monument and the memorial appeal for General Sosabowski have taken up a prominent place.
\nThey will serve as a daily reminder why Poland and the village of Driel are \u201clinked through friendship and thankfulness\u201d once the veterans can no longer be represented here.<\/p>\n

Young people have always played an important role during the commemorations in Driel, right from the very first one in 1946.
\nYoung people from the Airborne International Youth Conference have been reciting poems for a few years now and one of these young people has been assisting us with the reading of some Polish texts since last year. This year Konrad Stepnik will assist us in reading out the Polish texts. A collaboration which we hope will last for many years to come.<\/p>\n

We have been lucky enough to welcome the youth choir, consisting of children from Driel\u2019s 3 primary schools, for quite a few years now. They have been musically accompanied by the orchestra with peers from Krakau \u2013 Promyki Krakowa.
\nThey will soon be singing \u201cPienkna nasza Polska cala\u201d for us in Polish, which can translated as \u201cour beautiful Poland\u201d.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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