Tag: d-day veteran

Tribute to D-Day Veteran Albert “Spoony” Sponheimer

We are delighted to post an article that was written by a former tour guest, Robert Anderson. He traveled with us on a our D-Day to the Rhine tour, when D-Day veteran and American hero Albert “Spoony” Sponheimer, Jr. joined us. As the article mentions, Spoony was originally from Seymour, Connecticut near Robert’s hometown of …

Happy Valentine’s Day!

We love romance! And it doesn’t get any more romantic than this sweet story about a D-Day veteran who will be reuniting with his wartime sweetheart just in time for Valentine’s Day. As reported in the Washington Post article, “93-year-old WWII soldier to spend Valentine’s Day with long-lost wartime love,” veteran Norwood Thomas reconnected with …