Gonna set my heart at ease
Gonna make a sentimental journey
To renew old memories
Spent each dime I could afford
Like a child in wild anticipation
Long to hear that, âAll aboard!
Seven, that s the time we leave, at seven
I ll be waitin up at heaven
Countin every mile of railroad track
That takes me back
Why did I decide to roam?
Gonna take that sentimental journey
Sentimental journey home
After spending 14 months in Europe, Army veteran and paratrooper Alfred Pawley knew he was going home, but the song âSentimental Journeyâ sung by Doris Day resonated with the California native after Germany surrendered on May 8, 1945.
This year marks the 77th Anniversary of D-Day and the book "Bloody Dawn: The Irish at D-Day" by Dan Harvey remembers the Irish at D-Day and tells their heroic story. Read an extract here.
Military Photos Carl Gustaf In Action strategypage.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from strategypage.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.