Welcome to the Thunder From Heaven LHG website. ** 2011 Events List Updates ** Come And Say Hello **

"I was delighted to hear of you "British Geronimos", who are doing so much to keep alive the memories and importance of the warriors of freedom during WW2. Your pictures of you in war regalia were a delight, not only that you saw fit to memorialize the great 501 P.I.R, but that you had obviously studied and accurately replicated the people of my day. You look great".

Lieutenant-General Harry Kinnard

101st Airborne Division

"When I think about the massive efforts you guys go through exemplifying my Division, I feel there is not enough that I can do to show mine and my wartime buddies appreciation".

Louis E. Siegle (Later Brigadier-General USAF)

326th Airborne Engineer Battalion

"Thank you for doing this in memory of my Father and his 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment".

Nancy Millet Zelenack (Daughter of Colonel George Millett)

507th Parachute Infantry Regiment

"I admire and respect your efforts on behalf of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment".

Major General Paul F. Smith

507th Parachute Infantry Regiment

"They are proud to represent us and we are proud to be represented by them".

Joe Quade

17th Airborne Association

"I continue to be amazed, at the great work "thunder from Heaven" does, in reliving our  experiences in World War 2. There is no other group, that I know of, can even get close, to what you do".

Don Malarkey

Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

"Thanks for keeping Easy Company alive".

Pete Toye (Son of Joe Toye)

Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

"Thanks for the nice letter with the enclosed pictures. Until then, like all Company E. Hang Tough".

Major Richard Winters

Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

"Yes I did check out your website and it is incredible. Thanks from the bottom of my heart for your wonderful contribution about Dad".

Tim Christenson (Son of Burton Christenson)

Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

"What a nice job you have done on the website".

Tracy Compton (Daughter of Buck Compton)

Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

"Great website, keep up the good work".

Les Hashey

Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

"Looked in on your website, and was very impressed".

Mort Smit

502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment

"Thank you, for what you are doing".

Cliff Pratt

17th Airborne Division

"We appreciate all you are doing to keep the memory of the 17th Airborne Division, alive".

John Kormann

17th Airborne Division

"Your beautiful website".

Chaplain Monsigneur Joseph Dunne

513th Parachute Infantry Regiment

"What an excellent website".

Ed Siergiej

194th Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division

"What a marvellous undertaking".

Walt Wrzeszczynski

194th Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division

"Your Website is excellent. I was impressed and touched by your faithful dedication and careful accuracy in depicting the Airborne soldier. Thanks for keeping the memory alive. Dave Webster would have felt honoured, I know".

Barbara Webster Embree (Wife of David Kenyon Webster)

Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

"My wife (Doreen from Leicester, England) and I, are proud to call each of you "friend". Also to see what a great journey you are taking in order to represent all of the American Airborne of WW2. You honour each and every Para/Glider trooper. Your portrayals and your depictions are so true to life".

Richard Weese

Baker Company, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

"You are certainly helping to preserve the history and traditions of our beloved airborne brotherhood".

Lieutenant-General William P. Yarborough

509th Parachute Infantry Battalion

"I have read about the U.S. airborne on your website. The pictures remind, me of my time, in the British 1st Parachute Brigade, in battle, from Tunisia to Arnhem. Keep up the good work".

Bryan Willoughby

1st Parachute Battalion

"I am amazed at the dedication and hard work these guys put in. Very soon all us old boys, will be gone, and it will be left to people like Thunder-From-Heaven, to keep alive what happened in Normandy".

Fred Milward

9th Parachute Battalion

"I should like to comment on the research work carried out, on the battlefields of Normandy and elsewhere. Their searching has resulted in new information as to what went on in particular spots. I sincerely hope they keep the good work going and we, in the Parachute Regiment, have found it most helpful. As a commander on D-day in Normandy I feel indebted to them".

Brigadier S.J.L. Hill. D.S.O.** M.C. Commanding Officer

3rd Parachute Brigade

"What you guys have been doing tells a story in itself. We are proud of you all. Thank you, and we love you. From Wild Bill and the Babe".

Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron

Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

"They have inspired me, to write about my own experiences in the war. Their photography is of the best also".

Ed Arn, Company Commander

30th US Infantry Division

"There are many things I would like to thank you for. First, your web site. A very commendable job. As a veteran of WW2 you make me feel proud of knowing that the young people of today are thinking and trying to keep our world free. Airborne!".

David Finney

504th Parachute Infantry Regiment

"I thank you for all you do to perpetuate the memory of the Airborne, during the war, you do a great service. My best to you and your group".

Frank Bilich

Dog Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment

"Each time that I have the pleasure of accessing the Thunder From Heaven website I am taken back to my days with Easy company. Not only is it extremely well done, but it is truly accurate in every respect. It is mandatory that we maintain a record of what was done during those fateful days when our freedom, even our very existence was in jeopardy. To keep alive the memories must be our goal. Those of us who went through those terrible days must indeed thank you for putting together a lasting record of those times so that everyone who views them will be able to say, thats the way it really was".

Ed Pepping (One of the four original Easy Company medics)

Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

"As part of Pattons Third Armys 10th Armoured Division and Combat Command B for the Bulge operation, myself and our Armoured Field Artillery Battalion, the 420th, spent a wintry month (17th December-17 January 1945) defending Bastogne. I found they were not only writers, but also re-enactors, so we veterans were happy to mentally turn back our clocks to pass our experiences to this generations uniformed combat soldiers! We hope their writings and acting will help todays population visualize what the winter of 44-45 was like. It has been a pleasure to respond to their queries and I hope add to their knowledge, and this in turn is passed on to the citizens of today! How lucky I was when their names were given to this old soldier!  As a graduate of our Military Academy at West Point, and thus a "Regular Army Officer", I served 36 years under the Flag in 5 Pentagon tours, 3 Cold War tours in Germany, once in Korea and later to Vietnam, before retiring in 1978. The "military high light" was my 3 years in WWII with the 420th Armoured Field Artillery".

Major-General Willis Crittenberger

420th Armored Field Artillery