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20 April 2008
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| Harrod family members with AK Veterans |
On Sunday 20 April 2008, in honour of the attendance of the Harrod family, a special servive was held in the Matczyn
village church, attended by many members of the local community, the AK veterans, the Polish army band and guard of honour,
as well as local dignitaries.
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| AK Veterans enter Matczyn church |
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| Guard of Honour, Matczyn church |
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| Army and AK Veterans in Matczyn church |
After the service, the band led the guard of honour and AK veterans on the short march to the monument, where a number
of speeches and presentations were made, wreaths were laid and the honour guard fired a triple volley in memory of the epic
flight in 1944.
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| The band leads the march from the church ...... |
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| ... followed by the guard of honour and AK veterans ... |
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| .... with local dignitaries and villagers bringing up the rear. |
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| Prof. Stanislaw Woloszyn presents a plaque to Patricia Harrod |
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| Zdzislaw Bednarczyk lays a wreath |
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| The guard of honour fires three volleys. |
THE NEXT COMMEMORATION SERVICE WILL BE HELD IN APRIL 2011.
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