No one cares this is the anniversary?

Albert-

I couldn't agree more.

These were truly the men who saved the world. No hyperbole there.

Everything we have come to love- and take for granted- would be nonexistent were it not for the sacrifice on D-Day 60 years ago. The 2,500 men we lost that day were of course only part of America's great sacrifice. US losses for WWII totaled about 400,000.

The men who survived the conflict returned home to perform yet another great feat. They set in motion the greatest economic prosperity our country has ever known, which all of us in some way benefitted from.

I think often that the greatest testament to the security and prosperity these men provided us is the fact that the vast majority of Americans can live day to day oblivious to how fragile our freedoms are.

Let's try to remember what they were fighting for. This fragile, imperfect idea we call the United States of America.

God Bless those who died and the families they left behind. We owe them more than we can ever repay.

History is great, but this is NOW:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/iraq/casualties/facesofthefallen.htm

Remembering D Day on its 60th anniversary becomes especially poignant with the passing of one of our greatest presidents.

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.