Jackson's Actions

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire. --Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) <

Here is Lt. Robert Jackson, age 89, in 2007 paying homage to the crew of his B-17, The Big Bitch. He is standing at my father's grave in St. James, France, at the Brittany-American Military Cemetery.




He is the only living survivor of the plane which went down in the village of Saint Vougay. They made a huge celebration for him when he visited, including parades and dignitaries, and military fanfare. 2,000 people showed up at the village of 800 to celebrate Bob Jackson's return. He was one of two that fell from the plane alive and was captured by the Germans and sent to POW camps. He lives in Kansas with his wife, Shirlee.





Monday morning I leave for the UK, and I will be on my way to France on May 12th. I stop first in St. James to see the cemetery and visit my dad. Then I drive to Saint Vougay where I will stay for two nights before going to Paris.

Thanks for all your good wishes. Thank you for the sales of the chapbook. They have been a dint in the trip expenses and I'm very, very grateful to you all.

I shall return with photos and stories, you can be sure!

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