Remembering D Day on its 60th anniversary becomes especially poignant with the passing of one of our greatest presidents.
No one cares this is the anniversary?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dday/
I kept thinking all day that someone else would do this.
There was a lot of blood left on the beaches in France this day 60 years ago so Europe would be free from oppression.
There was a special this morning on History Channel, where one survivor, barely 17 years old that day tearfully described his fallen comrades and his realization that he narrowly escaped death.
We owe these soldiers, living and dead, a debt of gratitude.
I kept thinking all day that someone else would do this.
There was a lot of blood left on the beaches in France this day 60 years ago so Europe would be free from oppression.
There was a special this morning on History Channel, where one survivor, barely 17 years old that day tearfully described his fallen comrades and his realization that he narrowly escaped death.
We owe these soldiers, living and dead, a debt of gratitude.
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Before my time of course,but I had an uncle in the U.S. Navy die during the practice run for the beaches when German torpedo boats suddenly showed up and caused mass U.S. casualites. Our family still has a picture of him in uniform. 18 and full of life. I joined the U.S. Navy in the mid 70's.I had it very easy. Nice thread Albert. |
My father was a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborn Infantry Div.He never spoke much about it. I do know that his unit had been misdropped behind the lines many miles sw of the intended drop zone the night before. The few tidbits that still stick in my memory - he had landed on a steep rooftop and had to cut himself loose from his chute - german units casually "plinking" paratroopers stuck in the trees - he eventually hooked up with a small unit mostly composed of soldiers from the 101st.As near as I can tell,he must have served with the 101st Airborn from that point onward thru the rest of the war. I sure miss him. |
Albert, Sorry I was away but I was tinking about this all day. My father-in-law was on Iwo and the Korean war. I annually go to the Marine Corps. ball in NYC. It really brings tears to my eyes seeing these men from the big wars. They always have a few new Marines from current wars there to talk to. My father was a prisoner of war also. My brother-in-law flew HMX-1 for Regan and Bush #1 for 12 years. He told me a lot of stories and still works for the gov't. I won't ever forget the fightening men of the USA! Peter |
Albert, thanks for the reminder and wake-up call. My wife and I watched our copy of Saving Private Ryan last night. The opening of that film can only scratch the surface of what went on that day in Normandy. We couldn't believe the movie wasn't on at least ONE of our many Time Warner Cable channels yesterday. As to NRCHY's earlier post, the author of The Greatest Generation is Tom Brokaw, the anchor for NBC Evening News. He has been to Normandy for the D-Day recognition / celebration for each of the last 20 years. His book and followup books are available at Amazon and other sources, Amazon link to The Greatest Generation provided here. Bob |
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