...albeit a few days late.
This 98-year-old stormed Juno Beach on D-Day. He'll be portrayed in an upcoming documentary
A new documentary film titled Little Black Devils — From Juno to Putot, that is being shot in France, will include both Parks brothers. Parks said Little Black Devils was the name given to their team...The five-part documentary film is set to come out in 2024.
Parks, 98, ...lied about his age to join the army, claiming to be 18 when he was actually 15. He joined up after his brother Jack Parks persuaded him to enlist. Both brothers stormed Juno Beach on D-Day, although they weren't on the same landing craft. And both made it out alive.
This is an interesting twist:
This 98-year-old stormed Juno Beach on D-Day. He'll be portrayed in an upcoming documentary
A new documentary film titled Little Black Devils — From Juno to Putot, that is being shot in France, will include both Parks brothers. Parks said Little Black Devils was the name given to their team...The five-part documentary film is set to come out in 2024.
Parks, 98, ...lied about his age to join the army, claiming to be 18 when he was actually 15. He joined up after his brother Jack Parks persuaded him to enlist. Both brothers stormed Juno Beach on D-Day, although they weren't on the same landing craft. And both made it out alive.
This is an interesting twist:
"...Rob Cullen, whose dad Gilbert Cullen was a gunner in the Canadian Army's 12th Field Regiment, met Parks roughly a decade ago at a Remembrance Day ceremony...
"My dad landed right behind Jim with the artillery and I spoke to Jim about it..."
Cullen and his wife travelled to Normandy in June of this year...
While at the beach in the early hours, he noticed a group of four young men slowly approaching him. He was stunned when he spotted an emblem of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles on their jackets.
"We start talking and they're asking what I'm doing there and they tell me, 'We're filming a movie here about the Royal Winnipeg Rifles.' And I said, 'Well, I know one of those guys. his name is Jim Parks.'"
"The one guy looks at me, he says 'I'm playing Jim Parks in the movie.' I'm getting goosebumps just talking about it," Cullen said....
"My dad landed right behind Jim with the artillery and I spoke to Jim about it..."
Cullen and his wife travelled to Normandy in June of this year...
While at the beach in the early hours, he noticed a group of four young men slowly approaching him. He was stunned when he spotted an emblem of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles on their jackets.
"We start talking and they're asking what I'm doing there and they tell me, 'We're filming a movie here about the Royal Winnipeg Rifles.' And I said, 'Well, I know one of those guys. his name is Jim Parks.'"
"The one guy looks at me, he says 'I'm playing Jim Parks in the movie.' I'm getting goosebumps just talking about it," Cullen said....
