condecorated army veteran in front of the yasukuni shrine

japanese army veterans 

The DUKW was not really built to last ... but many, in fact, are still with us.  Restored and modified, DUKWs are used to provide amphibious trips for tourists in a number of cities across the world.  This is the "Balder", one of the DUKWs used in Dublin's Viking-themed "Vikiing Splash" fun tours.  In the background is the main entrance to Trinity College (University of Dublin), one of our tourist magnets, home of the Book of Kells ... oh hold on; I'm not getting paid for this ... Just kidding, JR.

DUKW (3)

Normandy veterans Frank Allen (R), 85, and Cyril Askew, 92, both from Liverpool, England, look at the French coastline on a cross channel ferry on June 4, 2009 from Portsmouth, England to Caen, France. Several hundred of the remaining veterans of the Normandy campaign are travelling to France to take part in commemorations to mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in 1944.
