Comments received from Members and Enthusiasts 
Dear Ian,
Thank you very much for all the help with he training and jumping at Teuge, without it i couldn't have gotten my wings and jumped at Renkum. Thanks again
23/09/2011
Patrick Larkin Pathfinder UK
Hi Roy,
Well done for organising another fantastic event. We've all enjoyed it despite all the annoying bureaucracy. In the end it's about the company you're in and no matter what any bureaucrat tries to stop, the company is always good in Pathfinder.
You're really lucky I had already gone when this TA major incident happened. Offended because we dress up like soldiers? That's a bit rich for someone who offends the entire British army by pretending to be a soldier on Tuesday nights and every odd weekend. It's allways the fat ones who winge about it, the commitment-phobe military fantasising hobbyists. If he had gone regular he wouldn't have had these insecurity issues.
Cheers,
22/09/2011
Floor Pathfinder Netherlands

 

Cracking week-end. Hope your feet are ok?I have written the report on the jump and tab, just awaiting a few photographs, and then I will send it in. 21/09/2011 Regards Iain Rodgers Pathfinder UK
Hi Roy,
Thanks for a good week; mission accomplished I think, a couple of jumps in the week, the anniversary jump onto Renkum on the Friday and the march to the bridge Sunday. The last time I stood on that bridge was nearly 30 years ago, I was in my mid twenties then and sporting a; 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment sweat shirt. I have waited that same length of time to jump into Arnhem and quite honestly, thought that opportunity would never come my way.
I left slightly earlier on the Monday morning than I had originally planned, and just as well really, because Schiphol was not running to its best, my bags turning up at home last night some 30 hours after me! Anyway, my early departure meant that I didn't want to disturb hung-over sleep, so there were fewer good-byes than would seem appropriate under the circumstances. So my thanks and appreciation go out to all the normal suspects; Ian, Lance, your good-self and to all those that took part in the event, from where ever they may have come. Nice one!!
I am looking forward to some good photos turning up and perhaps a DVD again. My camera was suspiciously absent, so I am relying on others to have taken some good shots.
Keep in touch and we'll catch up again next year I 'm sure.
21/09/2011 Barry Roberts Pathfinder UK.
You guys are the real deal Roy, you persevere against all odds. Reminiscent of the paratrooper warriors you represent and a wonderful example to all who see you! 21/09/2011 John Nevola
A great "thank you" from Stéphane Goutenoir, Nadine and myself for having organized this event . The very able Dutch team has given us a first class commemoration event most of us haven't even dreamed about . You can count me in for next edition, with an uninjured Stéphane joining in for the march !
Best regards 		21/09/2011 Eric TAILLEFER Pathfinder France.
Good course btw ...enjoyed my jumps on Renkum 21/09/2011 Cheers Gaz Brownlow. Pathfinder UK

Dear all

I would like to thank you all for a fantastic week, I don’t normally mention names but I partially like to thank Lance, Roy, Paddy, Dennis, and Jock of course for the support that the gave me and the rest of the team.

I know I came away injured, and It is my own fault, Roy was right my PLF’s were Sh…..t, I know it now as the bottom of my right foot is black, my knee is not much better, still it only hurts when I laugh !!!! Poor old George is in pain with his back.

For those of you that are jumping at Arnhem in September hope you have better luck than George and I,

Roy . Please can you book one of the courses at the end of April beginning of May 2012 for Darren, Roy Nelson, myself and John Druso who had the car accident before we came out to Holland , I will be practicing my PLF’s

Once again thank you, and the rest of the 5th Dutch Para course 2011

25/07/2011 Steve Petty Pathfinder UK.
G'day Roy,
Firstly, it was an experience of a lifetime and I thank you and the other instructors for a great week. All of us from Battle4Europe and Ians guys from JustOrdinaryMen were really impressed by the thorough training and attention to detail. It made us as confident as we could be, being novices and having all the emotions attached to our first few jumps...no shit...there we were...we thought we were gonna die!.
Thanks again, and I look forward to seeing you soon.
Best regards,
 		12/06/2011 Ty Coates (the "New Zealander"!!)
I had a wonderful week and jump school.
A big thank to Roy, Jason and Lance who supervised us, helped us, with always a great sense of humor.
I hope I can jump again ! Maybe in Normandy. Maybe from a C47. Who knows....
27/05/2011 Sandrine Lasserre Pathfinder France.
Hi Roy
I want to say thankyou to you,Ian and Lance for making it possible for me to gain a set of para wings.I had an amazing week in Holland (apart from a shakey start on Monday) and have made some new friends as well.I think Pathfinder is a fantastic idea and you deserve much more support from other organisations,even the military.I would love to stay involved with Pathfinder and want to jump at Arnhem to start with.Sadly it's back to reality and back to work but I hope to see you all soon.(need to go because my index finger is killing me ha ha)
LONG LIVE PATHFINDER AND UP THE AIRBORNE!
22/05/11 Regards Warren and Donna

I am thrilled to report that under the leadership of Col Justin Fogarty (Honorary Colonel 33 Signals Regiment), and through the capable instruction and guidance (and patience) of the Pathfinder cadre; all 14 of the Canadians in Operation Wolfpack were successful in achieving Pathfinder Proficiency and Dutch Military Para wings. More importantly, a significant amount of funds were raised (now close to $50,000.00) in support of military families through your generous support and sponsorship.

I hope to personally thank you at our first opportunity and regale you with Operation Wolfpack war stories. Do check out the website http://33sigs.org/operation-wolfpack.php where you can see videos of us in uniform and actually jumping, testimonials and some insight into our training. The fear on my face is real! In the meantime, please accept my heartfelt thanks for your generosity in supporting our cause. Airborne!!

30/05/2011 Laurie Mack,

Pathfinder Canada

Roy ,

It is my turn to thank you, your team and the Paracentrum for the amazing experience you provided all of us Wolfpackers. I have received and read many exchanges amongst us since our return and it is clear that all of us have tremendously enjoyed this operation and that a solid bond has been created between us.

Thanks again for everything you did for us and for everything you do for those who preceded us and shaped our world.

Guard your reserve !

30/05/2011 Rodrigue Escayola Pathfinder Canada.
I had a wonderful week and jump school.
A big thank to Roy, Jason and Lance who supervised us, helped us, with always a great sense of humor.
I hope I can jump again ! Maybe in Normandy. Maybe from a C47. Who knows....
27/05/2011 Sandrine Lasserre Pathfinder France.
Greetings Roy,
Thank you for this very kind email. We proudly placed it on our web site a few minutes ago under the Operation Wolfpack heading.
We are all wearing a permagrin , chest out, very proud of the B Wings and so grateful for the experience that you and the entire Pathfinder team gave us...from the instruction, which had an amazing balance of discipline and humour ( you guys have Monty Python beat) , to the rush/experience of going out that cargo door , to the ultimate feeling of that "float"back to earth, to those ultimate/incredibly soft landings ( none of us have a single sore spot ...well, just the whole body actually), and to that tremendous camaraderie after the jumps, in the bar and over some great dinners.
I know that Justin forwarded you some video links which I have again attached below. We wanted you to know that you can place them on your website anytime . I am working on a few more headcam videos over the next few days and will forward them to you as well.
Thank you again for the experience of a lifetime.
Best Regards,
27/05/2011
Glenn Pathfinder Canada
Roy - "I have finally stopped shouting at you" - thank you so much for making me feel welcome from our first email and throughout the course. J2 - I can't thank you enough for your patience with teaching me how to fly. Ian - thank you so much for all the f %$%# fun and for taking such good care to get us off your plane in one piece. Lance - I never mentioned how grateful I was for your final check. Nothing more reassuring than that tap on the helmet. Herve - thank you for making sure my chute was flaked all right and for the TShirts. Thanks to everyone else as well. So much fun together with the dinners, the celebrations, and the comradarie on top of it all, made it an incredible experience and one I will never forget.
Thanks for the invitation back. I may take you up on that. : ). In the meantime, I will sort out some pics to send and see if I can put some words to paper as well. Note on the foot cam video - that is my second jump where I had absolutely convinced myself that my chute was not going to open. You can see the fear. Still... out I go!
Please pass this on to the rest of the team and make sure J2 gets my email address so we keep in touch for his trip to Canada. Congrads again on your upcoming marriage Jason!
I wear my Dutch and Pathfinder wings proudly Roy. Thank you so much!
Cheers
27/05/2011
Laurie "Airborne" Mack Pathfinder Canada

 

Hi Roy.
The course was great !
24/05/2011 Dominique Boterman Pathfinder Belgium.
Hi Roy,
  Cheers mate, Great photos, it was a great week, hope to jump very soon !!
  All the best 		05/08/11 Paul.Hussy Pathfinder UK 

Hi Roy,

I hope you are well.

I just wanted to say a huge thanks to you, Lance and Jason as well as Eric, Herve, Mark etc etc for the course and all you did for Chris(!) and I last week.  I know it was probably slightly more eventful that anticipated but overall we have come away having had an amazing time.

It may sound slightly crazy but we both are keen to finish off the course and do two more jumps so as to get the Dutch wings (but maybe the AN2 is a no-go!) … would we be able to return and finish the course in Aug or Sept?  If so what dates is the course running and are spaces available?

Look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes

28/04/2011 Fran  Wills Pathfinder UK
Hi Roy,
Where do I begin, a mere Thank-You just doesn't seem to capture the spirit of our week in Holland. You, Lance and Ian exemplified all that I had expected of Pathfinder ! The training was superb and the atmosphere was instantly welcoming, a relief having traveled from Canada to join you all.
Our course, mostly strangers to each other representing individuals from 8 nations, became a close knit group within what seemed to be minutes! The camaraderie was akin to our military days, and as such, will surely last a lifetime. I for one am indebted to you all for affording me the opportunity to gain my Pathfinder Bronze, and Dutch Military Wings.  I know I will always be a "craphat" but I sure feel a part of the Airborne community now !
Regards,
05/05/2011
Graham Jones Pathfinder Canada
Thanks Roy:
I had a really good time last trip. Wish I could come back before I report for the summer but after three trips in 12 months to Holland it sort of drained the cash flow so I have to wait a little, I cannot complain about the hard work you and Ian and lance put into this program, Bravo Zulu for you guys, it's been a great experience and too bad I did not live closer, see soon sometime, 
04/05/2011
Jim Featherstone. Pathfinder Canada.
Firstly let me thank Roy, Lance and Ian for running what I consider a
fantastic jump course and with providing me with some fond lasting
thoughts.  They say that as you go out your life flashes before you, well
these memories will certainly be among mine 		29/04/2011
Kenneth Keogh      Pathfinder Ireland
Hi Roy,
I hope you had a good back trip to England.
I had really a fantastic jump week. I think my french buddies enjoyed too.
Thank you for the 25 jumps award, i didn't even think about it. It was really a surprise.
04/27/11 Serge. Pathfinder France.
Hi Roy
I enjoyed the week so much I've sent a email to 4 Para B company about joining 
them.
Kind Regards
04/27/11
Zac Bowdell. Pathfinder UK

 

Hi Roy,
  Just like to say that I had a great course the other week, I felt very welcome being the only Royal Marine, Can you down load your photos for that course, So I can show my family..
  All the Best
  ps. Thanks Again for a great week, just like the good old days in the mod...  		04/27/11 Paul Hussey Pathfinder UK
Roy, can i take this opportunity to thank you for giving me the chance gain my wings through your excellent pathfinder course. I shall never forget you walking over to me on the DZ shaking my hand and saying welcome to the airborne fraternity. Will you also pass on my thanks to Jason for excellent instruction and Lance for being the "Grey Man" but instilling confidence every time he spoke to me.
Yours
04/27/11 Dave Meacock Pathfinder UK.
Roy,
When didn't say goodbye in the end, we should have seen you at the museum Thursday but our scheduled changed...
We had a hell of a good time last week with you and your team... Our 3 novices came back with a huge smile on their faces, it's the most important thing (should I add that the refreshers were as happy as the rookies!).
Thanks again for what you do with Pathfinder, it is very appreciated.
Cheers from France,
04/27/11 Séverin Mamet, Pathfinder France

Hi Roy,
Just a quick note.  A great course last week, really enjoyed it; some great stories and good company.  Looking forward to doing something else in due course, Arnhem most certainly on the cards.
I'll hopefully scribble a little something down for you, perhaps next week, when the pressures off with checks at work etc.
Pass on my appreciation and thanks to Ian and Lance; it was most certainly great to see a face from the past.
Hope you're having a good week with the new course!
All the best

04/27/11 Barry Roberts. Pathfinder UK

Hi Roy,

  Home again now and back to the boring normality of everyday life!

Thank you all for yet another wonderful week. I can't believe the hard work you chaps put in to give the rest of us a trip to remember. I have some more great pictures and some good video so I'll have a go at putting them on facebook or YouTube in the next few days.

  I'm chuffed to bits to have been involved and am only sad that we can't jump rounds in our own country.

I'll do my best to get back in May to help with the packing on the big course you have. Even if I can't do all week, I can take a drive over for a few days.  

Many thanks again.

Miss you lot already!

Good luck with the next two courses.

04/27/11 Rose Seale BA (Hons) Pathfinder UK.
Roy-
I just wanted to drop a couple of lines to show appreciation for last weeks' course. Thanks for giving me instructions enabling me to deal with being a military parachutist.  I had a blast, on top of everything else it was a nice set of people in all functions too.
You'll hear from me again.
Say hi to Ian and Lance.
Have a nice week,
04/27/11
Vidar. Pathfinder Norway

Gents,

Thank you for a truly memorable course, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

  Regards,

04/27/11 Brian Mulvey. Pathfinder UK

Can I say what a pleasure and an honour it has been for you to beast me over there. lol.

    I enjoyed myself throughout the course and I was scared to death before each jump until you arrived to do the final checks and just make me feel so relaxed with your composure. You gotta be 1 of the coolest men on the planet, the other 2 are Mobsby and Marshall!!! Cant thank you enough Lance. Hope to see you at the next club meeting. Until then, take care. All the best.

04/27/11 "Jock" Coleman. Pathfinder UK

 Roy, Ian and Lance,

      Many thanks for a superb week.  We didn’t know that the Croydon Branch were attending the same course, but what a course.  All of the lads on our minibus are buzzing.  I can only apologise for keeping you in the classroom till the early hours.   I have also attached a copy of our year planner, we are still adding to it. I will see you in Normandy in June.

  Once again many thanks,

04/27/11 Stuart McLaren Pathfinder UK.
Firstly let me thank Roy, Lance and Ian for running what I consider a
fantastic jump course and with providing me with some fond lasting
thoughts.  They say that as you go out your life flashes before you, well
these memories will certainly be among mine
04/25/11
Kenneth Keogh  Pathfinder Ireland.
Just to say thanks for everythink last week. The course was good and the laughs were plenty. Good to meet you all. Hope to jump again soon on another course or country. 04/20/11
Bow Carthew.
Hello Roy!
I'd really like to thank you all guys for taking care of me for the last couple of days, for your incredible patience, energy, great sense of humor and always being there for us! I'm really grateful for what you taught us, (even I still have to learn a lot :-) ) , and for having it all so well organised. Seriously, one could see how much preparations and effort went into organising the whole course, and I really, really appreciate I could have been there with you!
Best regards for yourself, Lance and Ian - and  see you again some time!
04/11/11
Dorota Rawicz-Lipińska,

Pathfinder Poland

 

What a surprise when I received the  Pathfinder Group 100 Jumps Wings Award, today. Much thanks. Just been released from the Hospital and my knee surgery. Yes, I am stumbling- around like a castrated Tango. Thanks again and hope to see you troopers soon. 06/03/2011 Col Hans de Graef

UK Pathfinder, USA

Hello Roy, I just received my cert and wing today.  Thanks a lot and I owe you a beer.
Regards
04/02/2011 Mike Sherran Pathfinder Netherlands.
Roy,
Thanks for the 50th jump certificate. It arrived in good condition. I got one drop in this weekend at the Irish Parachute Club, they gave me guest membership as I am out of the country. I am in date for Normandy now.
31/01/2011
Regards Dave
Pathfinder Ireland
Hi Roy,
I received your letter in the post just the other day.  Thank you very much!  It's nice to have the certificate and wings... I had forgotten all about it.
Many thanks, 		31/01/2011 Aaron  Pathfinder Canada.
Hi  Roy 
I have just picked up our mail at the post office. What a nice surprise to receive the cert and wings. That is  why you were asking how many jumps I had made. Well I was made up with them. Thanks a million. I  do appreciate them .The  children often ask us how many times we have jumped . I  will be showing them  the wings you have sent .Again  thanks a  lot. Talk soon regards
27/01/2011 Kevin  Airborne  Canada
I have to say that the team was as friendly and outgoing as anyone could ever want. I was very happy to meet all of them and finally you. I'm proud to be a member and enjoyed the week, rain and wind were just part of the show. Luckily, Barry drove Art, Dave, and me around Arnhem, Oosterbeek, and other areas including the museum on a rain day so while I did not get to map out everything at the north end of the Bridge, I saw quite a lot and all of us enjoyed a great lunch together. What a wonderful group of people to bunk with for the week. Pathfinder is a great team. I think my injury will restrict me to jumping Normandy once next June and that will be it. On the other hand I am more than happy to help out on the ground or brainstorming with you on issues related to the team. Can't ask for a better way to close out an airborne career.
 		21/11/2010 Col Bill Northacker
Thank You , Thank You.  I had a lot of airborne wings that I need to ID. And your site was just what I needed. The only site that did not come up was Poland 29/11/2010 Dan  Pallas
Hello Roy,
 I hope everything is O.K. with you,
 First I will thank you for making it possible for me to jump (again) on a WW 2 DZ, Renkum Heath, from a C-47 Dakota a/c,
 Compliments to you and our Organisation !!!  I hope we can do that again next year  !!
 Best regards to you,  ( also from my wife ) 
11/10/2010 Arie Schuurman.
Greetings and thanks for the good time we had at Arnhem, 01/10/2010 Mario Van Gerwen
Regards and thanks for the great Renkum drop, 02/10/2010 Hubert Achten, Pathfinder Belgium.

Dear Roy,

  Sorry this is a bit late coming but I wanted to say a huge THANK YOU for all your hard work before, during and probably after that wonderful week in Holland .I can't believe how much work all you chaps put in to make it the great success it was. I had one of the best weeks I can remember and came away with a whole lot of new friends. What a great bunch of people! It took the whole week after we got back to be able to concentrate on anything!!

  Look forward to seeing you again, hopefully before next April.

02/10/2010 Rose Seale Pathfinder UK

Roy, Nick, lance and Ian

  I know that arranging these jumps for Normandy and Arnhem has been riddled with stress and problems, so well done.

  I would just like to say a heartfelt thanks for the opportunity to realise a long time ambition. Thanks for your patience.

26/09/2010 Brian Kealy, Pathfinder UK
 It was a great weekend and I enjoyed every bit of it. Thanks a lot for organising these events. Also thanks to Lance, Ian and Jason of course.
See you again next year!
Best wishes,
26/09/2010
Floor

 

Hi Roy,
Many thanks for all your hard work. I had the best week!
Can I book a slot on the first course?
27/09/2010 Clive Ayling
Thanks for a very enjoyable experience again at Arnhem, next year I shall be booking to stay over there longer as I missed the service and march on the Sunday. 27/09/2010
Norman Gibson
Pathfinder UK

 

Hello Roy,
 
first of all I would like to thank you very much; you and all the Pathfinder UK team members which were present at 13 and 14 September on TEUGE airbase.
I really appreciated the way we were received by all of you and the help which was brought to us at each moment, even when staff members where very busy .
We never had a bad answer or a bad reaction from anyone.
I want you to thank for me: Lance, Ian, Ean  the rigger ( pronunciation and writing ?) and Simon.  (For Hervé, I will do it myself by E-mailing him in French...;-)   )
And special thanks to you for guiding us at any time during this two days, and especially for resolving our administrative and technical "problems".
It was not always easy because of my bad English...but we did it... ;-)
 
I really appreciated a lot the friendly spirit and the good general ambience.
Your way to work is very professional and military; what is indispensable and necessary for security in parachute jumping; but it always happens in a good mood and with suppleness.
I really hope to spend some more time with you all and to jump with you as soon as possible.
Best regard's and airborne friendship,
28/09/2010
Serge Loslever,

 

Hi Roy

 Firstly can I say thank you to you and all your staff (helpers) for such a good time on the Arnhem drops.

Once again thanks

29/09/2010 Chris Mizzi Pathfinder UK
Hi Nick and Heather
 
Hope you are both well and having a well deserved rest. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and all members of the pathfinders team who looked after jodie whilst filming operation Arnhem. You are all amazing and did a great job Jodie is so full of her experience and is telling everyone how great an experience it was for her. Jodie is going back in April with her dad to get her wings up and is so excited she cant wait thank you again your all amazing.
21/09/2010 Sharon Hickey 
Hello Roy,
 
Some weeks ago you ask me a commentary on the course I attended in order to insert it in the web site. Here are, simply expressed, my feeling...
 
" This course fully met my hopes: jump to discover another side of the third dimension and be trained as well as accustomed to some technical aspects (chute packing, jump with different planes in different position). Moreover, I particularly enjoyed the human dimension (high professionalism of the instructors and jumpmaster without any excess of self confidence toward the trainees , relax atmosphere during lunches, beer calls or waiting phases under too windy conditions, meeting with lot of different people) that also makes you keep good souvenirs from such a course. Thanks to God, the weather was ok and Antonov was available.
I only can recommend to follow this course and regret not to have time enough to take part to other activities of Pathfinder Europe.
Thanks again to the whole organising and training staff ". 
24/09/2010
Maj  Thomas Labouche, Pathfinder France.

 

Dear Roy
Just a note to say an enormous thank you for getting me to drop at Renkum, Arnhem on 17th Sept.  As you know, this has been a long time ambition of mine and only made possible by your support.
I attended the ceremony at Oosterbeek on Sunday morning, which was also a very special occasion for me.
You may have heard that after the Pegasus bar I spent the night at the campsite, but ended up in the wrong tent with a bunch of Scotsmen!
With all best wishes for the future of Pathfinder,
24/09/2010 Roger Bates.Pathfinder UK

Thanks for the great organisation at Arnhem. You + the staff did brilliant, despite all odds. I’ll get that report + pics on Renkum into you by next weekend.

All the Best

22/09/2010 Owen pathfinder Ireland

Hi Roy,

I would like to thank you again for this weekend. The organization was perfect, the plane was old enough to be not jaded and the weather was nice enough to jump and windy enough to have an interesting jump.

    Thank also Ian and Lance who made a great part of the job!

Unfortunately, I will be on a journey to the United States during the June 6th (the Staff College will visit the great Ally). I will not be able to jump with you on Normandy this year (but I will be able to jump with the Americans in Fort Brag). It will be the next year, but I think I'll have to do a refresher before... I discovered that time that jumping is not just like riding a bike!!!

21/09/2010 Maj Patrice Tromparent . French Air Force
HI.  All in all it was a good trip and its a lot of work for you and the others.  I had members of my family over so I had to spend time with them. I would have liked to help out more but you cant be in two places at once as you well know. It was a great jump. Being No 1 was great and my group enjoyed it. 
Bye for now 
21/09/2010 Stewart Roxborough Pathfinder UK.
Ref Renkum.2010
Great Performance Roy !!!!
What a nice jump this afternoon well done.
Here are the photos I took I think you like them, show them to the boys
21/09/2010
Greetings Louis.

 

Hi Roy

Thank you for another great week, the jump onto Renkum was fantastic, Oh and also can you put my name down for Normandy

21/09/2010 Gill Rashbrook

   Hi I just wanted to say thanks for a great week, jumping in on my 40th Anniversary of my first jump onto an Arnhem DZ was absolutely great, I wont for get that.  I didn't get to many parachuting pictures this year but these from the first stick onto Renkum aren't to bad. I will put what I have onto a CD and send them to you and Nick.

      By the way I hear she’s booked her place for Normandy but forgot to mention me, I think I already said we were going but to make sure can you put me down.

21/09/2010 Dave Rashbrook, Pathfinder UK
Just would like to say thank you Roy, what an experience and a feeling I shall never forget. I have now done something worth while in my life and can walk with my head high !.
here is a thread on the main german reenactment forum with some pictures
23/08/2010 Tom Gow
Hi Roy,
I'm back home safe and I've time to think about that. This course was really very good and the atmosphere too. Thanks again Ian for the training and Lance for the support.
Thanks again for this great week,
Regards  		 26/06/2010
Maj Patrice Tromparent.
Pathfinder France.
I cant thank you and Lance and Ian enough for giving me the opportunity to jump at Normandy, it had been an ambition of mine i thought was gone forever until I found Pathfinder group, I'm now jumping again with a great bunch of piss taking laugh a minute former paras, just like old times, and I've now jumped not once, but twice from a Dakota over Normandy so dreams do come true. I just have to dream about winning the euro millions now lol.
I have spoken to mum and dad and they are determined to be at Normandy next year, they are over the moon with what Pathfinder do, and for letting me jump as well. Discussing the prop blast of a Dak with my dad was something i never thought possible, and weird really, awesome.
Thanks again for a very special and overwhelming experience mate, see you on Southsea common.
Regards
12/06/2010
Doug Moodie Pathfinder UK

 
Hi Roy & Gang 
Thanks for a great weekend, both Ian and I enjoyed it, the Dakota experience was totally amazing, thanks for forwarding the photos from Erics foot camera, it showed both me and Ian exiting, that put the icing on the cake.
Regards 		12/06/2010 Roy Taylor Pathfinder UK
Hi Roy
Nice display, thank you all very much.
I did the best I could to keep in focus but can you all do it slower next time please ! ! !
Regards
12/06/2010 Bern & Fay
Roy,
First: Thanks again for an unforgettable couple of days!
Its good the mayor invited us for next year, for Ive got a rendez-vous with a certain Arrow on that DZK in Sannerville.
Next time I'll plf its head in on landing.
11/06/2010  

Roy,

Just wanted to say a few words of thanks from the 10 Para lads for giving us the opportunity to jump with you.  It was a great weekend and it bought back loads of memories….especially the bollockings.  We all thought you and Ian Marshall did a fantastic job and the organisation went like clockwork…well almost, apart from the Dakota crew who seemed to prefer their pits on the Sunday morning.  We would all welcome the chance to jump with you guys again.

Cheers and many thanks

11/06/2010 Ian Watts

Thanks for a very good weekend in Sannerville.

Regards

06/07/2010 Brian Mulvey
Roy...I just wanted to say thank you giving me the opportunity to jump at the bridge...it was a unique experience that I will never forget and I will always remember your passion for making these kinds of events into a reality.
thanks again. 		06/05/2010 Eric
Roy...I just wanted to say thank you giving me the opportunity to jump at the bridge...it was a unique experience that I will never forget and I will always remember your passion for making these kinds of events into a reality.
thanks again. 		   
Roy,

As always it was a pleasure.  I looked for you before I left, I did not have much time before I had to go.  I appreciate the chance to jump with you and I truly enjoyed the jump.  Tell Ian thank you again.  I miss the old days as you probably do also.  I count you as a friend and fellow veteran and I am proud of your service.

Regards,                                                                                                                          09/06/10 		Mike Del Soldato
Ref Sannerville Normandy.
Roy
Thanks for a very interesting and well run weekend, shame about the Air force side on Sunday, not your fault, and let's hope l' Marie keeps his promise about better accommodation next year.
Do you want photos sent along for a web site review, and will we be able to see the official photos that were taken by our clickies?
Thanks and regards                                                                                                             09/06/10
Paul (Still knackered but smiling!)
Roy Ian,Lance and Eric
Many thanks  for all your hard work in arranging the Jumps onto DZ-K.
It was a great privilege to jump onto the same DZ used by Alistair Pearson.
Regards                                                                                                                            09/06/10
Harvey Grenville
Ref Normandy 2010
Hi
 Thanks to you all again for a great time shame it went so quick if you need any help next year with any planning or camping or any thing I would be happy to help.                                           0906/10
Stewart Roxborough
Hi,
Small sign of life of An2/ Crew/ demo Pilot/ operator or whatever.
Tks for the fun last weeks.                                                                                                 18/05/10
DeMan,Robert AN-2 pilot.
Hello Roy,
As you probably know :the commemoration jump was a great succes !! Thank you !
You can find it on Internet. www.texelplaza.nl  First is coming the news of the day,than you must click on MEER NEWS and than
ZOEK OP DATUM
DAG 6
MND  5
JAAR  2010
ZOEKEN
In the article:Climax was the dropping of theEnglish and  the Texel  Paras  whith their ROUND  PARACHUTES,jumping out the classic ANTONOV
Whith kind regards                                                                                                               18/05/10
Willem
Hi Roy,
First of all, thanks for the course. 
The staff was great, also the additional jumpers were very helpful.
The fifth jump was my mental hurdle. 
Den Burg was a good jump, Felt privileged to jump(with pathfinder)  at 5 may.                     21/05/10
Michiel, 
hi roy
 thanks for a great course it was life changing . just a quick
one to see if there is room on this years Arnhem jump for me and
richy. cant wait to get some  sky under my feet again
                                                                                                09/05/2010
 Paul Morris
Hello Roy,
 
Thank you for the wonderful one and a half week, I have enjoyed the jumps very very much.
We had a wonderful group, real Airborne spirit.
Looking forward to the jump in Normandy.
Thanks again also for Ian, Lance and Jason                                                                12/5/2010
Cees.Pathfinder Netherlands
Hi Roy,
I had a wonderful time Roy. Many thanks yo you, Ian + all your staff for making this happen.
Regards                                                                                                       12/05/2010
Owen Fanning,Pathfinder Ireland
Hi Roy,
Just a few words to thank you for this very interesting course. The ambiance was also really enjoyable.
I hope the jumps on Arnhem was great as well !
Maj Tom Labouche
Hi Roy.
Got to Dunkirk. Got on board the ship and met the gummypooper (Baz)
Got some great pictures, attached for your approval before setting them up on Pathfinder,
Chris has enjoyed hinself  all the time he was there doing the jumps as so was I.  Great times together.  Hope to see you down at Southsea on Friday July 2nd through till the Monday.      10/05/2010
Robbie.
Hi Roy,
Christmas greetings to you from Pathfinder Ireland. Thanks for all
the hard work you do to get us onto the DZ.
Regards,                                                                                                                      23/12/09 		Austin. Pathfinder Ireland

And a merry christmas to you!
Thanks for everything you have done for me and us crap hats - its a memory I will take with me forever.
                                                                                                                                       24/12/09

Martin Fielden

Hi Nick,
You have done a great job with the site . Congratulations .
Regards
                                                                                                                                   06/12/2009

Eric Taillefer
Roy
Some shots hope they get to you okay
We arrived okay and were met at airport in Portugal. Then it was off to barracks with the Portuguese military. It was a great experience and we had a had a fantastic time. We were treated like very special people and the Military went out of the thier way to make us feel welcome. We could not have asked for more from them. A 'Well done' to all Pathfinder personnel on the course and for showing the professionalism that you all have acquire.
A very special thanks to Paulo for his hospitality and showing myself Herve and Big Stu the sites of Portugal on Friday evening after Endex. We then visited the Portuguese Association of Paras. There we were made very welcome and were given copious amounts of the local brew.  We were also given wings and tee shirts by there members. It was a great honour to have been invited to visit them. I only hope that some day we can repay this in some way to them.
well done to all and well done Roy for this arranging this event.
Regards                                                                                                                       22/11/2009
Paul Cavanagh
Ref Portuguese Para course
It was a superb trip. Unprecedented access to the Portuguese Parachute School. Well worth the trip and expense. Paulo Fernandes Pathfinder Portugal is to be commended for making this happen. Blue skies .                                                                                                                        22/11/2009
Owen Fanning Pathfinder Ireland
Ref Portugal
Hi Roy
Thank you and Paulo for masterminding this event
Regards                                                                                                                    23/11/2009
Eric Taillefer,Pathfinder France
Hi Roy
    I received my certificate today - it's awesome. It is very well done and commemorates a very special experience in my life.
    Again, thanks for your trouble with the certificate - it's much appreciated and I hope to see you soon on the DZ. Great to hear we have MC1s - I really loved jumping with it for the first time at Arnhem.
    Nearer to May 2010 I'll make contact with you to see if it would be possible to jump at Teuge whilst in Europe. 
    Wishing you and your family a great festive season.                                                   24/11/2009
Regards Ferdinand Jonker Pathfinder South Africa/Pathfinder Australia
I thoroughly enjoyed the Portuguese course. Many thanks to Paulo Fernandes and Rui Pinto for making this happen. the Portuguese airborne were very courteous and professional and made us all feel like army again. It was a pleasure to jump from the CASA and I'll don't think I 'll ever jump from a Sky God plane ever again having experienced that thrill. "                                            26/11/2009
Owen
 Pathfinder Ireland

 
Roy
I just receive a big letter from you, with my beautiful wings.
Thank you very much and see you later for the next jump                                              21/10/2009
Albert Ballegeer Pathfinder Belgium.

I received my Wofheze certificate in good order.  Thanks a lot.

                                                                                                                                   21/10/2009
Bob Butner Pathfinder USA
Hi Roy
Thanks for all the hard work to make Arnhem work.
Received my certificates for Wolfheze and Driel today, thanks, but I also jumped at Overasselt, so if you can do a cert for that it would be appreciated.
Happy landings                                                                                                           21/10/2009
Paul Corcoran Pathfinder UK

Thanks mate got my certificates today.                                                                           21/10/2009

Tony Ellis Pathfinder UK.
Hi Roy,
This morning I received all Market Garden jump certificates, including my PF 25th round canopy wing, in good order. Thank you very much!
Kind regards,                                                                                                              21/10/2009 
Martijn Moorrees
Hi Roy
Have received my Ginkel Heath DZ Certificate from you already many thanks.
Hope this helps
Will send a summary write up of jump and more photos when I gat a chance to sit down in front of this machine long enough! (hopefully by the end of the week)
Best Regards                                                                                                               22/10/2009
Gary Jones SA Pathfinder
Hi Roy
A big thanks to you for the Arnhem trip, awesome....I jumped Wolfheze and despatched at Ginkle, lead plane second drop-...
Let me know what else I can do
thanks again                                                                                                                        17/10/09
Jason Snailham
Hi. The certificate came  today great background. Thanks. Hope things are going well ,

17/10/09 

Stewart Roxborough
Good weekend was had by all those Pathfinder UK guys that I jumped with and drank with. Dakota going u/s was a bummer but there will be another chance but there will not be another 65th anniversary and that was the important thing for me.  Not many Veterans will be able to attend in future years so this was the last chance to put on a good show for them.
 
Maybe see you next year.                                                                                   08/10/2009
Ian Dorling Pathfinder UK
Hello Roy,
 
Let me first thank you, Ian and Lance for the great time I had in Holland . I am very impress by the control you displayed over the course , the mark of true professionals . Now I am well pleased with my new wings and look forwards to jump again soon .
Regards                                                                                                              08/10/2009 		Eric Taillefer   Pathfinder France.
Hello Roy,
I was happy to jump onto the Ginkel Heath at Saturday and a great honour to jump on the 65th commemoration for the Arnhem battle. It was my 3rd jump at the Ginkel.  Our jump master was Jason, perfect guy,maybe you can give me his email adress,
    All the Best.   .                                                                                                 08/10/2009
Arie Schuurman. 40th. Natres Battalion.  Ede.    ( TA )
Many thanks for your assistance and for your kind welcome.
I look forward to membership, and to your future ventures.
I watched The Pathfinder Parachute Group jump at Ginkle two weeks ago as I was there with my Para Regt Assoc Branch. Very impressive !
All the best,                                                                                                         08/10/2009
Stuart Mathewson
Ref Arnhem
Hello Roy
 Thank you very much for a great weekend at Arnhem (not including the Dutch!), enjoyed the course at Teuge, hope everybody got back home ok                                                           08/10/2009
Norman Gibson
Ref Arnhem
Thanks a lot. God smiled to me last Saturday;) Herve, Lance and Ian helped as well ;)
Anyway I'll remember it for a long time as the hell of the experience. It was the best jump I've had so far (out of all 6...).
Thanks for the certificate.
All the best,
Grzegorz

Hello Roy,
 Just like to say thanks for all your efforts, despite the problems...it wouldn't have happened without you.
 Regards,
                                                                                                                                             29/09/09

Bob
HI Roy
Thanks for a great week, you guys really run a good training course, nice to meet trainers who actually know what that are talking about! looking forward to another jump next year.                                   29/09/09
Baz Ring
Dear Roy,
Just a note to formally thank Pathfinder for the opportunity to jump over
Arnhem again. I know I just turn up, do my bit ( and push off) but am well
aware of the effort required for such events. I'm  well acquainted with
the concept of organizing for the Ungrateful and Over-demanding in other
areas.
I look forward to another trip sometime and my elder son will carry on the
tradition and is keen to join in 18 months when he's 16.
Best wishes                                                                                                                     
Ed Larkin
Hi Roy
A big thanks to you for the Arnhem trip, awesome....I jumped Wolfheze and then Oosted and despatched at Ginkle, lead plane second drop-...
thanks again                                                                                                                     29/09/09
Jason Snailham
Ref Arnhem
   HI,ROY,IAN,LANCE,HERVE,THANKS FOR A FANTASTIC WEEK,THE WEATHER,TURNED OUT GLORIOUS,FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS.SO MANY HAPPY SMILING FACES,AT THE END,NONE MORE THAN,STU RICH,
    WELL DONE TO EVERYONE ON THE COURSE. THANKS,TO ROY  FOR EXCELLANT ADMIN, ADVICE,  IANS DISPATCHING AND SAFTEY RECORD,HEATHER FOR HER NURSING SKILLS. A GREAT HIGHLIGHT FOR ME WAS THE CHURCH SERVICE,ON SUNDAY,AT ARNHEM.BOY DOES IT STRIKE HOME,THE SACRFICE,THAT THEY WENT THROUGH.IT WILL STAY WITH ME FOREVER. THANKS ONCE AGAIN, HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN, IT WAS A PLEASURE                                                                      29/09/09
JOHN DAVIES
Ref Arnhem 
Roy:
Thank you for organizing the jumps.  Mine turned out well.
All the best,
Bob                                                                                                                                       29/09/09
Robert W. Butner
Ref Arnhem
I managed to drop on the Ginkels Heide DZ despite all the problems.
Many thanks for all your hard work, it was a brilliant weekend.                                         28/09/09
Regards,Stuart McLaren
Hello Herve.
I expressed thanks to some pathfinders in my recent comments.
Thos were just the persons I happened to be around  on Saturday 9/19.
However I forgot to thank you for all your help  and I want to correct that oversight .
Thanks for getting me to pass the refresher + jump in August
and your never ending energy and enthusiasm.
I hope to see you again at a next jump.
Tot ziens,                                                                                                                 28/09/09
Gary
To all.
In spite of all the commotion we managed to have a good time during the week prior to 9/19.
This was due to the good company and the Heineken Brouwerijen. Congratulations to those who still had to get their wings and managed to get their 5   jumps in on Thursday and Friday.
My jump at the Ginkle Heath was the easiest one so far ending with a very soft landing thanks to
great skills, no doubt, but  somewhat assisted by the thick 1 foot high heather which presented a cushion. I made a nice PLF roll just to satisfy the audience of a family of four who had wandered on to the DZ. One of their daughters took a picture and promised to send it to me via a-mail. I hope she does as it'll probably be the only one to prove to my wife that I did it.
Participating in the commemoration of Market Garden was an emotional one for me as I still have vivid memories of those days in 1944. The ceremony at the cemetery had some moments during which I had to wear my dark glasses to hide my emotion. I remember  when we as little kids were laying flowers on the graves and I was surprised to see that so many soldiers had the same name : "unknown."
I feel honored being a member of Pathfinder  and I enjoyed the company of so many good buddies.
I am not as quick anymore as I would like to be and I want to thank those who offered assistance:
Austin for arranging lodging, , Henry  for being my navigator, Bernard and Nick for helping me with my bag, Eric who offered to stand down in case I got bumped off the Ginkle jump.
Last but foremost ( that an oxymoron ?) our fearless leader Roy Mobs :
Thanks for  all your  work, humor, perseverance, patience and lending me the "Garment ."

 22/09/09         

Gary Young.
Hi Nick 

My deepest thanks to both you and Heather for all the help you gave last week, from packing advice, photo snapping and Car transport to Wolfheze.

Reagrds                                                                                                                                  22/09/09
Owen

Ref Arnhem 2009

Roy ,

    I want to thank you warmly for the welcome I received from you and all the lads, especially the kind remarks you made about me being ex-TA.

  I had the most superb week with you all, and to be made a Life Member was not only a “Feather in the Cap” but something I consider to be a great honour.

  THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

    I had hoped to see a bit more of you, (but not too much!), during the last couple of days but there was so much going in it was almost impossible to keep up with events.

  I especially appreciated the visits to the DZ's with you and the kindness and consideration shown to me by you and the Pathfinders. Ireland group who were a SUPER bunch of chaps.

The visit was one of the most memorable I have had for years, and the prior communication from you and others was immensely helpful.

  I look forward to continuing our association.

  Kindest regards,                                                                                                                    22/09/09

Bruce LINDSAY
Roy, Ian & Lance
Thank you again for all the work you have put in to make this event happen . Hopefully next time we all meet there will be more time for a beer & a chat.                                                                           22/09/09
Ian Currah
Ref Arnhem
    We had a good time the weather was good and we met some nice people from all over the  world. We had a good laugh with Gill and Julie and Dave. Herves a good sort also the Irish lads are looking forward to that elusive DC3 jump one day                                                                                                                 22/09/09
Stewert Roxborough,

Ref Arnhem

Roy,

Unfortunately we didn't have much of a chance to speak to you in Holland – I guess you were pretty busy anyway! Firstly I just wanted to thank you, we enjoyed the trip and I know we left it right to the last minute to sign up and were lucky to get out there in the first place!

Many thanks                                                                                                                          22/09/09

Helen Gibbs

Ref Arnhem 2009

It wasn't a good experience, it was a GREAT experience :-D

I got 2 good jumps in, broke the 50 jumps barrier, met some great people, had a great time !! …and all thanks mainly to you, Ian, Lance, Herve and Nick.

  I plan to continue jumping with Pathfinder UK at Teuge (it’s only 2 hours down the road from me) and would definitely like to do Ginkel next year, I still need to get in a jump from a Dak ;-)    All the Best         22/09/09

Pete Dahl
Thanks for  a great week in Teuge Jim and I had a blast and are converted round parachute jumpers, we both felt a bit flat the week following the jump course!                                                          12/08/2009 Adam Barnett!

Hi Roy,   I never thought I say this to you all, but I  miss you guys, I'm looking forward to see you in August, I will jump again this is a promise. Did you see the web site? I noticed I am a different person and I have a lot off respect for you all and the guys during the war. I have still a bruise on my leg but it was worth it, and my rib is still not alright, so I can think the hole day on you guys. Again thank you all for the good training and friendship, Regards to Lance and Ian. All the best                                                                                     12/07/2009

Moniquevan der Heijden-Rowaan,Pathfinder Holland
Hello Roy,  Had a great time last week.  I'd like to thank you Ian and Lance for the wonderful time.  It was one of the best experiences in my life.  I will never forget my 6th jump from the Antonov, what a great feeling. I was wondering if I can join the manifest for September in Groesbeek.   Also the date of the jump.  Thanks a lot...   Mike                                                                                                                                       11/07/2009
Michael J Sherren, Pathfinder Holland
Friends,
It looks like that every time I'm coming back to Teuge it's better than the previous time.
 I have to make a big compliment to Roy, Ian and Lance. Because they make from
people who have never met each other before, a very tight family or is it even more
than that.....
Looking forward to see you all again and keep in touch.                                                     04/07/2009
Cees, Pathfinder Holland/UK

Roy ,

  Thanks a lot again for accommodating me for this course and making 4 jumps in one day possible - it is greatly appreciated.

 

  I do not have boring life (wife, kids, hospital, vodka) but that was one of the best times I've ever had in my life.

Anyway – that was a great experience.                                                                                                                             03/07/2009

Grzegorz Pathfinder Poland

Airborne qualified 

I don't mean in to boast in anyway, I just want to share this. Before 65/65 Normandy with the idea of jumping from a Dakota during the Market Garden week
I joined Pathfinder UK and spent the past week with them to earn my Dutch Military B wings. Mission Completed, I hope to be able to jump onto one of the British DZ's this coming september to pay my respects to the Vets.
In brief, I completed 6 jumps in 3 days..my 5th and qualifying jump from a AN-2 Colt was a 6 man stick that on video was as watertight as a frogs ass.
Roy Mobsby, Ian Marshall and Lance Owens from Pathifinder UK and all former Parachute Regiment were outstanding in every respect and I recommend anyone interested in jumping military round canopy to contact them.
I will be adding more jumps to my log book as September nears.                                             03/07/2009
Eric
Guys....thanks for the week and allowing me to feel a very small piece 
of what Para does.  For us it was fun, I know it wasn't fun for those 
actually serving.  I look forward to seeing you when you're in Holland for the courses and adding jumps to my log book and I offer my services as a ground-based (for now) cameraman when I am available for the courses.
As I rode away from Schoonoord, trapped inside my motorcycle helmet, I  tried to put in simple words what is was like for me and maybe the others before me and those to come.  I thought that if I had to sum it all up very concisely I would say.. the deeper the angst, the higher the euphoria.  on my first drop, climbing out to altitiude felt like a million years and the entire jump thousandths of a second the climb out on drop 6 felt like thousands of years and the jump a 10th of a second.
so the gap closes and the elation grows and I seriously thought that  2000 feet wasn't high enough, go figure.
thanks again for sharing and for what all the airborne forces do,                                                     03/07/2009
Eric

All,

  You remember that I missed last day during our course. Just to let you know that I got to Teuge this week on Wednesday afternoon and was allowed to join the course, got 3 jumps from Cessna till 16.00  and at the end of the day experienced one of the best moments in my whole life: we’ve jumped from Antonow AN-2 in a stick of 6 jumpers (with Floor as number 3 and Roy as number 6).  So you can see that we were not offered an opportunity to think on our way to AN-2 exit – we just had to go ;););)

I was reading Peter’s AN-2 jump description again and again and now I could not agree with it more.

I have attached a picture with Roy telling jokes about Poles. Whereas those were very funny I was repeating the drill in my mind at that time (that is the official version – for those who jumped before: I am trying hard not to shit my pants)   ;););)

  It was a great 2 days in Teuge.

Hope to meet you all again,                                                                                                                                               04/07/2009

Greg. Pathfinder Poland
It looks like that every time I'm coming back to Teuge it's better than the previous time.
 I have to make a big compliment to Roy, Ian and Lance. Because they make from
people who have never met each other before, a very tight family or is it even more
than that.....
Looking forward to see you all again and keep in touch.                                                                 04/07/2009
Cees, Pathfinder Holland/UK
Roy, Ian, Lance
I enjoyed my 'refresher' at Teuge, thanks for your help etc.
With the help of a CRS escort most of the way from Paris I made it to Normandy on Friday evening. I met up with Didier (who managed to get into 3 Paras camp and an invitation to the Rodney's cocktail party dressed in shorts and floppy hat). I also met Bob Ellis at Les Trois Planeurs at Pegasus Bridge.
Cheers, see you in Oosterbeek.                                                  12/06/2009 		Ian Currah

Best course I've done, like ever ! …and the best holiday of my life !! Thanks to all of you for making it possible and you can expect to see me turning up for more jumps soon (from the Antonov preferably ;-).               All the Best                                                      07/06/2009

Pete Dahl
Hi Roy,
Hope you got back to the UK all right. Thanks for the great week in Teuge! It was wonderful and I met some very nice people. I enjoyed it.
I would like to put my name down for a jump in Arnhem, but wasn't sure if that's all right since I just qualified this week. Please let me know if it's ok and I'll pay for it. Are there any trees on the DZ's in Arnhem? If not, could you plant a few for me? Hate to miss the comforting sound and feeling of branches whipping me on the last 30 feet down. :-)

Take care and best whishes,                                                      07/06/2009

Floor

Thanks a lot Roy – I enjoyed the course very much and will spread the good word around – hopefully you'll get more crazy Poles on your courses ;) and we'll be able to jump in Poland one day.

  It was great to see people being turned from null experience to parachute jumpers in couple days.

Meet you in Teuge,                                                                                                   09/06/2009

Grzegorz Zajac Pathfinder Poland
Thanks for a great week,  I think Pete Dahl put it together very well in the history page.
Regards to Roy and Lance,  thanks for making a dream come true
    A special thanks to Ian, 
You worked your bollocks off, making sure we got the five in MATE!!, although I did think of other choice words for you after you put me out no 5 on the first jump,  especially when I was looking down on the hangers Planes runway and various other buildings including car parks trees etc and seeing the D.Z dissapearing in the distance. Allowing me over two minutes to think of how the f--k Iwas going to get out of this and how many limbs I would probably break depending on what I was going to land on.
So from Roy and Ian Taylor 
 'OH'   the choice word Roy  ( F-----g Cock)     
See you in Arnham                                                                                 09/06/2009
 
Roy and Ian,  Just wanted to pass on my thanks for an excellent course. I learned so
much about social working skills and empathy! Seriously the instruction  was first rate and thanks very much to you both.                                                27/04/2009 		Harvey
A good course Roy. Thanks to you and the team.                                       27/04/2009 Bob Ellis
Thank You for exciting course. I learned many valuable skills. I am very…. very satisfied. :o)                                                                                              29/04/2009 Michal Jeziorski, Pathfinder Poland

As a first subject I would like to thank YOU and Ian for a very nice time in Teuge.   It was nice to meet you in real and spend wonderful time with all of you.

Best regards Mate !                                                                                  01/05/2009

Paul Pathfinder Poland
It was fun jumping with you guys, very relaxed atmosphere. Thank you for letting us use one of your rigs. It was the first time my wife and I where in the same stick.           02/05/2009
Anton van Ensbergen
Good to meet you and Ian at last, last week in Holland. Thanks for your hospitality.
Yours aye,
Si                                                                                                           02/05/2009
S R Martin
Just wanted to send a sincere thanks to yourself, Ian and lance for an absolutely top drawer week of parachuting.

As always, it's difficult to emphasise fully just how good Pathfinder as an organization really is, however rest assured those of us who take part in these events really appreciate the huge amount of time, effort and commitment put in by you guys to make it all happen!

All the very best to you all and I'm looking forward to September
Slainte'                                                                                                      02/05/2009
Brian Aitken

Brize Norton Visit 5-3-09

It was a great day on Thursday,  it was good to catch up and meet the other guys.
 He's a copy of the group photo, you can add this to the others which were taken.
                                                                                            7-3-09

Sean Deacon
Thanks to all pathfinder members, be it jumpers and organisers for making my time at Texel really enjoyable and making me feel part of a great brotherhood of men. I'll be back next year to jump and earn another dose of Ian Marshall's abuse (sorry I meant tutelage).                 Oct 08 Owen
I would like to thank you , Nick, Ian and Lance for all your hard work
on this years June Course at Teuge and for all the hard work running
Pathfinder UK and for making it all happen behind the screen's.
We all had a fantastic week at Texel/ Arnhem, cant wait to do it all
again!! It was great to meet up with all the lads again and we all had
a good laugh but we all said it was strange not to have you there mate
you was missed by all of us in pathfinder.
I was able to complete the last two jumps I still had left over from
last year at Texel and paid 15 euro's for the third jump on the 17th
September before we all set of for Arnhem, The weather was fantastic
with some of the lads being able to complete their 5 qualifying jumps
in one day!!!                                                                                Sept 08
Ian Pope
Roy,
Just thought that I would write you about Holland. I had a great
time!!! No malfunctions. No injuries. Everything went well. I now have
34 jumps!
I hope that we can continue to keep honouring the vets.
Hope that you are safe!!!!                                                             Sept 08
Mark
Ian, Lance Baz and all the boys at texel 2008 course, a big thank you to all, I have never had so much fun and laughed so much in a long time have made up a CD of the course please send your home addresses via email to me and I will send you a copy, it will bring back happy memories I am sure, and remember WE DIVE AT FIVE!!           Sept 08 Dave Tudor
Ian.
            I would like to thank you personally for the great instruction
you gave me and every other guy on the course. I think your approach to
teaching reassured the not so confident guys who was with us.
Would you also pass on my thanks to Lance.
Many regards,
P.S. I'll be seeing you next year sometime.........Happy landings

                                                                                                     Sept 08

Sean.
Hi Roy, just got back today from Holland, want to write to express my sincere gratitude for all your efforts getting us there, my group made it to Texel ok, we met up with the boys on the course and with Ian Marshall, what a lunatic. I have never had so much fun in my life, both Bill ( he's 84 and did a sky dive whilst he was there!!) and Phil were treated like royalty by all concerned and had a wonderful experience, lance and Ian could not do enough for them , they even got a ride in a Dakota when the boys jumped.  Brord, Willem and Monique were the most lovely of people towards us all whilst we were in their company at Arnhem and could  do nothing more than they did to make us more welcome.
Once again, great respects to you and the lads in your superb organisation ,happy landings                                                                              Sept 08
Dave Tudor
Thanks for forming this group, you've got a life long member with me. Ian and Lance are top draw                                                        Sept 08 Sean Deacon
Hello Roy, here are the last of the photos I have of Teuge. Would just like to say a big thank you to you, Ian Marshall and Lance for all your support last week in training us. I had a great time and  just been wishing we were all back up there as the weather at home has been fantastic with the blue skies and sunny weather. Looking forward to September now!  See you at Southsea                                                                     July 07 Ian Pope
Roy, Brord,

The lads and myself would just like to thank you both for an excellent course in Holland and one hell of an experience at Arnhem. Hope to meet up again soon in the near future. Can you pass on our thanks to Ron as well, thanks.                                                                              July 07

 Dave, James, Stuart
Thanks again for organising a superb week’s parachuting, something I’m well aware ‘doesn’t just happen’.  As always, the location, the company and Heineken were first class and it was a brilliant start to the 2008 season.  Looking forward to some more great times ahead!                                                                                         April 08 Brian
Dear Roy,
    I received bad news yesterday. It turns out that I have been walking around with a fractured lumbar vertebra and won't be able to jump. As you are very familiar with vertebrae: its the L2.
    I hurt my back on the 4th jump. ( not the 3rd when I ran into the ground downwind ). It was extremely painful when it happened ( Frank may have heard me moan) but  fortunately I could do the last jump the next day. Initially I didn't think too much of it but as it still bothers me more than 2 months later I had an orthopaedic doctor look at it yesterday. The X-ray revealed that the second lumbar vertebra was compressed and fractured and it seems that a tiny piece had come off. Today I am having a CT done of the Lumbar area to see where that missing chip went.
    Roy I cannot tell you how sorry I am that I cannot be jumping with you guys anymore, especially after I have bothered you so much about a uniform. I am grateful that I had the chance to do the course with Pathfinder and for a week be part of this wonderful group. I apologize for screwing up.The best I can do is keeping up my membership. I will follow your activities in your news letters and I hope that the big jump next year will take place.  If so I will make an effort to come to the LZ to watch you jump , wear my wings on my jean jacket and join you all for a couple of Heinekens.
Thanks for everything.                                                                  Feb 08
Gary Young
Once again i'd like to thank you all for the Arnhem experience, truly a fantastic time, secondly i'd like to put myself forward for the China Jumps.                                                                                          Feb 08
Beau
Just like to take this opportunity to say thanks.  I had a brilliant trip and hopefully it will be the 1st of many to come!
I cant believe I jumped back into military round parachutes.  Suppose its like going back and riding a bike for the 1st time again.  Although I still prefer the landings with the square parachutes, suppose I must be getting older!! Ha Ha!!
 All my thanks to your staff that helped run the course
 Thanks!                                                                                        11 Nov 07		 Ray
Thank you all for jumping at DZ-K Driel on the 22th September 2007.
It was great to see you all coming out the Dakota,
Special thanks to Brord,Willem and Peter for all their work, to come to
this special day.For more photo's look at our website ; www.greensparks.nl
Best regards and hope to see you all on the 19th April 2008 for Ops.RUMMY 3
at DZ Elspeet.                                                                               Oct 07
Jaap Vermeer Offr in Command , FMV The Green Sparks

Just want to say thanks for getting me on the Ginkel Heath DZ, its will be an experience I will never forget.The whole team where a great bunch right from the trainers (Ron, Peter, Willem, Frede & Terrence) to the members (Nick, Paul, Ian, Rob, Beau etc), both Ian and I where made very welcome.PS: Bad news I’m afraid – I will be allowed to jump again so you will have to put up with me again sometime.

                                                                                                       Oct 07

Martin Fielden
What a fantastic week spent with great people having good times. Thanks to everyone at Pathfinder, we all know who they are, for organising these events for us and giving us the opportunities to take home so many great memories. I would like to extend a special word of thanks to Rob Si'Ree, Monique Van Dijk, Dave Moate and Aaron Beckingham who each in their own way for me capture the spirit of what Pathfinder is about. See you all on the DZ soon.
All the best,                                                                                      Oct 07
Austin
It was a pleasure jumping with your team in Holland. I hope to come to Texel someday and complete your course.                                              Oct 07 Mark Durivage
Via this letter i want to thank you again for this unique posibility i was givin by your orgainsation to fly with the Dakota.
It was an fantastic expiriance in it's own way, but it made very special to fly so low and so long over groesbeek territory.
This expiriance has made me realize more the exstrodinairy way these paratroopers came into action. This reaction came from many local civilians, who witnessed the Airborne drop preformed last sunday. That's way it is worthwhile to make these flights and jumps. If it would be possible..................Continue with this event.
                                                                                           October 07 		Mr. G.E.W. Prick
Mayor of Groesbeek
Hello Lads,
 I just wanted to send an email to you to say a Big Thankyou to you all! Roy/Brord/Nick/Ron/Peter/Willem for all your hard work and time in Organising and for teaching us parachuting and giving us the opportunity to earn our parachute wings with you and making this event a Great and Enjoyable experence at Texel/Arnhem  and for the warm welcome Martin and myself had all week into the Pathfindergroup by yourselfs all and all the other members in the group !!
I cant wait till next year to come back and do it all again!!, im sorry to say im hooked!! on the monday the 23rd after the weekend at home and getting back to keeping both feet on the ground i could'nt stop looking at the clear blue cloudless sky  wishing we were all back up there again! Been telling all the lads in the group back home about my experences at Texel/Arnhem and all the fun times at night in the De-Kivit getting to know,as well as jumping  with all the members in the pathfindergroup and especially jumping out of the old lady herself at ginkel heath and walking back from the DZ as fast as i could to the RV Point, talking to the veterans along the way which i had the pleasure to met some of them the afternoon before at the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek seeing there Smiles and there pats on the back for keeping the airborne botherhood  alive!!  and for sharing my experence with them which i just had at the airfield  the tension before boarding the plane hearing the dak starting up taxing on to the runway getting airborne and approaching the DZ  going throught the drill (stand up/hook up/check equipment/sound of equipment check 15ok 14 ok --- 1ok port stick ok/ action stations/ Go Go Go!!) and jumping out from the Dakota at ginkel looking at the surrounding area on the DZ and landing with PLF was Absolutely Priceless , it realy brought home to me even more what these Brave Lads went through 63 years before aswell as being shot at in the sky ,even before they had a chance to get on the ground with nine days of hell in front of them!!
Iv have been going through and looking at photos from both of  our cameras which we had taken all week at texel/arnhem and the film footage of the jump at Drill which i will be sending to Nick for the web site!! asap

                                                                                               Oct 2007

 Ian pope
Just to report in that your 2 wandering members (Jason Lennox & self ) have returned safe and sound from Texel and got 5 square jumps in from the Caravan between 3,500 and 5,000ft.. Jason is now the proud possessor of his Dutch wings.
We also did as our 6th jump , level 1 of the AFF as an upgrade to the course so we are well pleased with that...and hooked!!
Can I thank you for your help in the coordination of the event and can you pass a BIG thank you to Ron for meeting us on day 1 and assisting us with the admin etc and also for seeing us off on the last day and assisting us in drinking some fine Dutch beer
Hotel de Kievet was a very good choice and we were well looked after by Derek and staff.
Para centre and staff were brilliant as usual                     June 2007
  Gaz Brownlow
Outstanding site, airborne my friends, i served,11th abn div; 187th arct, 10th,77th,1st usa special forces, resting now at 80, and thinking of the good times, thank you much for your site. 

 AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY my friends.                       May 2007

Carl j Brewster
Subject: Texel basic course 2007

Just a quick note to let you know how the course was. It was great.

It was really nice to meet the lads they made us very welcome. The weather was against us, as we only got 3 jumps in.  We were using the MC-1C parachute and it was great.  I will not be able to get back until next year and I'm going to bring my Mrs with me and turn it into a Holliday.
All the best for now...                                                   May 2007
Baz Cox
Subject: Re: Shadow Company - Spread the Word
Hey Roy, thanks for the kind words and all your support, we truly appreciate it.
Thanks from everyone involved with Shadow Company.     

     http://www.shadowcompanythemovie.com                       Jan 07

kerry
Many thanks for making me a member of  The Pathfinder Group, and compliments for the quick way of working in your organisation, especially Brord and Nick, and the others whose names I don't know ,
  I hope I was not the person with the bad exit during the Arnhem Drop, but it should be great when the C-47 comes to Texel in 2007, so we can do some extra exit exercises.   I also had a little smile on my face when the Dutch Military put there first stick in the trees, I was in the 2nd stick first Dak, and just on the ground, and saw the F60 coming in , so I had first class view on it.
  It was a perfect day, one of the best of my life, jumping out a C-47 Dakota, who can wish for more, thanks to the Pathfinder Group. I am born in Ede and I hear the stories about Arnhem since I was a child,  I had to jump on the Ginkle Heath, and I did it to thank the British Para's. I hope we can jump soon, next year, same weather, blue sky and soft landings                                                                     (Nov 06)
Harry (Arie) Schuurman, 
40 Battallion,
Nationale Reserve, (TA)
Ede/Arnhem,  Holland.

 

Ref Arnhem 2006

To all members of Pathfinder, Paratroopers, Drop zone crew, Jump masters, Pilots, etc., It was a privilege and an honour to have jumped with you on that historic day. When in the future someone ask me with whom I jumped, I will answer: with very special ordinary men.

Thank you for being among you and see you all in the next event

I waited for this moment for over 25 years. My father took me, when i was 12 years old, to the movie "A Bridge To Far" from that day i wanted to jump at Arnhem.........Well, I finally did. During the Texel week and the Arnhem jump i met some wonderful people from South Africa/Ireland/USA/Holland/Maastricht/ext whereby the atmosphere and Airborne spirit was great. To jump out of a Dakota with 30 other Para's in two sticks gave me the feeling of what the veterans did in ww2.To stand up and hook up, count off, stand in the door.......Go. is something i will never forget. And to land on the original dropzone made for me the day complete.
I want to thank the Pathfinder staff, transportation from Col Rupert prince, Cooks, ext.
And to you all paratroopers........it was an honour to have jumped with you.

.                                                                                    (Oct 06)

Terence Crawford

Pathfinder

 

This is just a short messaged to say that i had a wonderful time jumping at Texel.  The weather was good, sometimes heavy winds on the drop zone, but overall good jump weather. The organizers Brord and Ron were really good in there work and could not have been better.  But the tings it made the week a week to remember was, the group i jumped with.  They all were from different backgrounds, age and rank, but they all were wonderful ordinary men and we all worked from the start as a group who felt as if we knew each other for years.  We all helped each other with the jumps and were a team from the start.  To all jumpers in jump week, thank you for a good time and thank you for jumping with all of you.  I definitely will see you all again in September and Arnhem.  But we stay in contact via email.
                                                                                                    (Sep 06)

Terence Crawford
I would like to echo the sentiments of Terry and Brord it was an honour and privilege to jump with all of the guys on the course.
The day after the course myself and Mike visited the bridge at Arnhem and checked out the DZ we also went to the Airborne Forces museum in Oosterbeck which was quite moving.  Well the wife has cleared it for me to jump at Arnhem so I wait with anticipation of the details.  It will be great to jump with you guys again
                                                                                          (Sep 06) 		Steve Holmes
I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for the Arnhem jump.  It was really memorable.  I was especially impressed with how smoothly it went, in view of how difficult I imagine the logistics were.  Congratulations to you and the Pathfinder group.
All the best                                                                        (Oct 06)
Bob Butner
Houston, Texas
Since many years, I had a dream, an inaccessible objective: that of living and feeling the same emotions, the same sensations as those thousands of parachutists felt, all those who left all they had to come and render our freedom that was taken away from us. Initially with the assistance of Hubert, we could make truth this dream by getting access to the information to be part of the courses at Texel, then thanks to the patience and with the obliging ness of the staff, we had in reach of touch what had always been so distant; and finally in Arnhem, the apotheosis celebrated on the DZ after the jump of the Dakota will remain engraved forever in my memory. There will be certainly other jumps but that one was the first of all. I whish to thank you for allowing me to take part in this memorable event, still inaccessible 6 months ago.
Thank you all, Hubert, Brord, Nick, Terence, Ron, Hervé, Frank and all another those who made this possible. I will never forget.       (Oct 06)
Albert (Blythe)
I would like to thank all the members of pathfinder  for making the Texel course one of the most enjoyable Experiences, and I am looking forward to rejoining the group in future Events.   (October 06)
John Bilotti

 NY USA

Great time in Arnhem. Met up with a few of the lads from 7th. (14 of 'em on the jump).                                                           (October 06)
Rikki Jenkins
ex 7 RHA

It's a shame you were unable to make it to Texel mate as it was excellent.  The course comprised of a real international mix and as you said, a cracking bunch of lads.  The South Africans were there in force and prior to every drop, sang that airborne song of theirs.  Brord and Ron as always, were first class and their approach to be both the training and jump phase made the whole thing very enjoyable. 

  (October 06)

Brian Atken
I would like to extend my thanks to Kevin of Pathfinder SA and Katey (Charlies Mrs) who were acting as DZ crew at Arnhem and who were two of the first to tend to me on the deck & also to the Med Techs in the tent who kindly filled me full of Morphine.... Ahhhh  Wonderful stuff morphine.  The Shoulder was returned to its rightful place relatively swiftly by the docs at Arnhem Hospital and although I missed the bridge I only missed a couple of pints at the pub..

Thanks Again, See you next Year :)
                                                                                                  (Sept 06) 		Sig C Coleman
Hello Roy,
I hope you are well mate, I imagine you have already had reports about Texel and Arnhem by now. I just want to add my thanks to you, even in your absence we knew you were instrumental in its organisation. I had a great time, I arrived at Texel for a refresher jump, but the course had completed their 5 rounds and Ron and Brord were happy with my drills, so I just made a square jump as the winds were a little high.
Arnhem was absolutely superb, no wind! so a vertical landing was a new experience for me, massive crowds on the heath and obviously a few beers at the bar afterwards, all in all a fantastic week, I picked up the atmosphere when I arrived at Texel, the lads who had been on the course had built up such a team spirit especially the Irish and the South African gangs, really everything that Pathfinder stands for!

Thanks again Roy, you were missed, See you next year mate.             (Sept 2006)

Charlie
Just a line to say Thanks mate!  I had a great time at Texel and of course at Arnhem, I know that events like that do not organise themselves! You guys dispatched us all so professionally, I was 2nd out, 2nd Stick, 2nd Lift, and watching the 1st Stick going out of the door was impressive to me [we didn't leave the nailmarks on the fuselage either!!!!]  I might try to get on some other Pathfinder events next year.
All the best mate                                                  (Sept 2006)
Charlie
The lads and myself would just like to thank you both for an excellent course in Holland and one hell of an experience at Arnhem. Hope to meet up again soon in the near future.                              (Sept 2006)  Dave, James, Stuart

Wanted to let you know that the Belgian boys  had a great jumping week in Texel and made their dreams come true at the Ginkle Heath jump, in their behalf they asked me to forward  you their warmest expressions of recognition,                                              (Sept 2006)

Hubert
Just a quick note to say how impressed I was with the Texel course and Arnhem commemorative jump. Got 6 jumps done at Texel and of course the Ginkel Heath jump (what a blast!!). In my opinion things couldn't have turned out better. Will definitely be coming back. Particularly grateful to Brord, Ron and the others who helped make the course happen.                                                                         (Sept 2006)
Stewart Fitzell
My mate Peter and I had a excellent time and are looking forward to the next opportunity to do further courses with Andrei in Estonia.

Captain Hannes Oosthuizen

I agree with Terence, I had a very nice week at Texel. In total 43 jumps were made by Pathfinder and unfortunately we had 2 injuries. The group itself was great and everyone worked together. Even 2 HAHO jumps have been made to try out an idea for a new jump event. We also met an ex DDR parachute regiment Colonel with already 105 jumps in his logbook and a French army Major of the French Parachute regiment's field ambulance with 50 jumps already made. The French Major spend more time with us than with his own group and we were presented with his unit's own champagne after he earned his Dutch wings.                                                                                   (May 2006) Brord van der Maat
Re: Maastricht / Fort Eben Emael Tour - Brief Review
From  Ron Visser
  Some pictures can be found here :
http://www.pathfinderholland.nl/picindex.htm . 
Thanks Brord for a well-organized weekend 		Ron
Maastricht / Fort Eben Emael Tour - Brief Review
from Austin
:This proved to be a great weekend put together by Brord and Ron.
At 40.00 Euro (32.00 Stg) it was exceptionally good value for what we got. It included the tours, bus transport, taxis, tea, coffee, sandwiches, an all you can eat Chinese meal and even a few beers thrown in for good measure. Brord certainly made the pennies go a long way. The tours were impressive, particularly the tour of the fortress of Eban Emael. All the guides knew their stuff and gave the tours in both Dutch and English. I was also fortunate enough to get to see the American Cemetery at Margraten and if any of you find yourselves in this part of Holland I would advise you to take the time to visit this cemetery.
All in all this Pathfinder event was well worth taking the time to attend and I would highly recommend it to everyone for next year. If you had thought about going this year and didn't, you really missed out.
10 out of 10 to Pathinder NL for organising this event, as for me I've already booked my return ticket!
 		Austin.
I cracked it and got my 5 jumps in after all and qualified and so I feel a million dollars!  It was a great week and what a great bunch of people. We bonded quickly and very well and were lucky to have such a good group
 
Rupert Prince
Hi Guys, Myself and 2 other rebels (from ABMP) jumped with you at Arnhem last year and we had a great time (still living on the memories ) we met Roy Mobsby and Steve Jennings and were very impressed with your set up Garry Brownlow. Cheshire UK
Texel Basic Para course
Because we finished the course early we managed to fit in a trip to the Airborne Forces museum at Arnhem.  I would highly recommend the course to anyone who was interested.  A good time was had by all.  We hope to fit in the Estonian course next time around.
Sgt Inst. Lee McDowell. E Coy. 2nd (NI) Battalion ACF
Arnhem anniversary jump.1999
I should like to express my thanks to all that made this jump possible.  Unfortunately too many to name.  Being the 55th Anniversary, it was an occasion that can never be repeated in quite the same way.
Bob Ellis Para REME (retired)
Czech basic course
..I would not have missed it for the world
Mac "The Jank" Macdonald .USMC (retired)
Dreil ,Polish DZ Arnhem 2002
I would like to thank the following for making this all possible. All you jumpers who did not mind paying a lot of money for this weekend.  Wybo Boersma, the director of the Airborne museum for supporting us from start to finish, Marc Hoedeman, for arranging the camp site,food, uniforms and the use of his vehicles.  Corrien for her help and putting up with Marc, Carol for putting up with Roy. Peggy for her patience with me during all those telephone calls, visits and e-mails needed to organise this.  Antonov Holland foundation, Robert van Essen and Arjan Kooger for the perfect flying, Ron Visser and Hans Oomkes for the perfect DZ control. Parachute center Texel for the use of some small equipment, Robert Si'Ree for his entertaining fracture, and all those who I forgot to mention.
Without all of you it could not have been done.
Brord van Der Maat.  Pathfinder Holland
Gentlemen
Thanks again for making our Arnhem programme such a success! And for getting
this bloody great bruise on my arse!
Cheers!                                                                                      Oct 04
Al Murray (The pub  Landlord) (The Road to Berlin series)
Texel, Dutch basic Para course 2003
I have never met a group of people so sincere, kind, genuine, and professional (when they had to be) . I would trust anyone of you to pack my chute.  Thanks for the staff for training us well.  Apart from a huge bruise on my tushy and a new desire to jump out of perfectly good airplanes, im in perfect working order.  See you next year in Normandy. Don't bother hiding, I'll find you.
Sharon Wales Pathfinder USA
Poland 2003
It has been an enjoyable and memorable few days, and again, as we leave to all parts Europe, new friendships have been forged.
Lt Tony Clarke 10 Para (retired)
Arnhem anniversary jump 2003
A big thank you must go to everyone present.  The team out there all pulled together, human kindness, generosity and above all else, sheer professionalism ruled the day.  It was a team effort and those present would agree the operation was a success.  all the best.
Sgt Nigel Brewin Royal Signals
Normandy 2004 Anniversary drop.
Pathfinder group, without knowing it have just achieved the most powerful piece of intervention youth work I have ever witnessed in my 11 years of running youth programs.  This is a relationship that is going to run and that no nonsense mental attitude that is so prevalent in British Airborne Forces is now firmly entrenched in the youth service.  goodbye PC,Hello Airborne, Its Green On!
James Butler, Senior Worker, Golborne Youth Center
Cambodia 2005
Thanks to the following members for their great contribution to the revival of the Cambodian Airborne.  Ian Marshall, Jason Snailham, Alister Mc.  In recognition of these services the following have been awarded medals (officer of the Shahametrei) from Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia as a recognition for their contribution and assistance to the 911 unit.  Ian Marshall, Jason Snailham and Maamar Ferkoun. This goes to the whole Pathfinder team and other fellow Paratroopers who joined us on these trips, without whom all of this would not have happened.
Maamar Ferkoun Pathfinder China
Estonian 2005
Andrei Ambros is to be congratulated on leading a highly motivated and capable group of instructors, presenting an outstanding course and future courses are highly recommended, guaranteed not to disappoint.
JP Oosthuizen (Capt retired) Pathfinder UK
I received the certificate this morning actually, thank you for everything and thanks for the extra patch you included. I consider myself lucky for attending your course and now my certificate will be proudly displayed along with the Dutch certificate in my little wall of things i have done.
thanks again. I will keep checking with you guys for future events and opportunities		 SGT Francisco Varela
    U.S. ARMY
    LRMC, Landstuhl, Germany