vonn
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Sure glad I never had to participate in something like it.
D Day
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steveno
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Charles Durning
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pinduck
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My uncle Robert died there, 82nd Airbourne.
Glen
Glen
A lot of very brave men participated on that day. I salute them all.
Ole Joe Clark
Absent Comrade
War is not like the John Wayne movies, lots of brave men died on this day, 74 years ago. God bless the memories of all of them.
Have a blessed day,
Leon
Have a blessed day,
Leon
steveno
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so far I haven't seen D-Day mentioned on Fox ( a little surprised) and MSN ( not surprised).
steveno
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Ronald Reagan
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joeintexas
US Veteran
A more courageous generation never lived. And all our country asked for was a small piece of ground to bury our dead. I humbly salute them all with admiration.
OLDNAVYMCPO
US Veteran, Absent Comrade
MIDWAY
In this same time frame ( June 4, 1942) another significant event transpired, the Naval battle of Midway. This was the turning point for the war in the Pacific, and many consider to be the greatest Naval battle in history. Many perished on both sides.
Early in the morning of June 6, 1944, Navy Seabees that made up the Naval Combat Demolition Units went ashore at Normandy to destroy the beach obstacles. Later became UDT, or the Underwater Demolition Teams and evolved into the SEALS during Vietnam.
In this same time frame ( June 4, 1942) another significant event transpired, the Naval battle of Midway. This was the turning point for the war in the Pacific, and many consider to be the greatest Naval battle in history. Many perished on both sides.
Early in the morning of June 6, 1944, Navy Seabees that made up the Naval Combat Demolition Units went ashore at Normandy to destroy the beach obstacles. Later became UDT, or the Underwater Demolition Teams and evolved into the SEALS during Vietnam.
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steveno
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I think that if there is only one thing we can thank Hitler for ( I sure hate to say that) in that we should be glad that he thrashed his alliance with Russia. the allies would have had a almost if not impossible task of beating them both. Stalin would have got rid of Hitler and then all of Europe would have been one big communist territory.
7shooter
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My Dad was at Normandy on D Day. He was in the Navy Armed Guard. He was assigned to an Army tug going back and forth. I tried to get the logs from the tug and the Army said they would send them to me if I sent them $ 3. 00. I sent it and they stiffed me. The Navy sent me all the logs from the Merchant Marine ships he was on. Cost me $17.
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onebadvet
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My Uncle hit the beach's at Normandy, on June 6, he will be celebrating his 100 birthday Nov 10, the greatest generations we ever had to win the war.
My good friend's father was in the first wave at Omaha Beach, coming ashore at Dog Green sector immediately in front of the Vierville draw. I visited Normandy last year and, from the detailed notes he left, I was able to stand pretty much exactly where he stood 73 years earlier. It was one of the most moving experiences of my life. I don't know how he did it. I don't know how any of them did it. But I am forever grateful that they did.
Scorpion520AZ
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29aholic
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Today is D+27,028
jag312
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My only cousin who still talks to me asked why I bought such an evil thing as my Lanchester Mk. 1* submachinegun. I tell her that although most were issued to the Royal Navy, some were carried by the Royal Marines and the Canadian Commandos landing on the beaches on D-Day. I don't know if mine was carried by one of these men, but my Lanchester is an artifact of history.
"Okay men. You will be landing on the beaches of Normandy. You will be facing German artillery, mortars, and machineguns. Just to show those Germans that me mean business, be sure to attach your bayonets to your Lanchesters. Cheerio and good luck."
"Okay men. You will be landing on the beaches of Normandy. You will be facing German artillery, mortars, and machineguns. Just to show those Germans that me mean business, be sure to attach your bayonets to your Lanchesters. Cheerio and good luck."
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That looks like the bayonet that came with my SMLE No. 4 MkII. The British have always loved their bayonets. They used them to good effect as recently as 2004 in Basra.
My son went to Normandy a few years ago when he was in Europe for business. He brought back a small rock from the beach. It's one of my most treasured possessions.
My son went to Normandy a few years ago when he was in Europe for business. He brought back a small rock from the beach. It's one of my most treasured possessions.
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My dad went ashore at Omaha sector "Easy Red" in the so-called "second wave", while the first wave was still pinned down on the beach. He told me there wasn't anything easy about it. Fought his way across France and Belgium and was finally wounded for the third time in the Hurtgen and medevaced to England, paralyzed from the waist down. He made a full recovery and did MP duty in England through the end of the war. Unfortunately, we lost him several years ago. I carry a pebble from Omaha Beach in my pocket. Somehow makes me feel closer to him. Good shootin',
Doug
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My great uncle landed at Sword. My dad hit France 3 weeks later as a replacement.
Honorable men, both. RIP.
Honorable men, both. RIP.
My grandmother had three stars in the window during the War. My Uncle Joe, on the left, landed at Normandy and was captured during the struggle for St. Lo. Surviving his imprisonment, he was liberated by a Russian armored unit. My Uncle John, on the right, is on furlough due to wounds received in Germany. He was troubled by that wounded leg into his 80's. My Uncle Steve was still fighting in Germany with an artillery unit, and would return home safe. My grandmother was obviously thrilled to have two of her sons back home. My cousin Don, John's son, is seen swimming in the tunic. My Uncle Joe got prematurely grey. Years later I would ask him why he had grey hair. He would briskly rub his scalp and say, "German 88's". These guys were my heroes.
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Congress should create a law requiring every NFL player to visit the cemetery at Colleville-Sur-Mer.
Fox mentioned it. Said more on it tonight.
"Invasion: They're Coming," by Paul Carell
A book that few will have read is Invasion: They're Coming, by Paul Carell. This fascinating book is D-Day through the fall - that is, libration of - Paris from the Wehrmacht's point of view. It is written in the manner of Ryan's book with substantial input from surviving Wehrmacht staff and command officers. What intrigued me most was that despite several errors at the time, those interviewed believed strongly that the D-Day invasion through the first several days could have been - should have been - an Allied debacle.
A book that few will have read is Invasion: They're Coming, by Paul Carell. This fascinating book is D-Day through the fall - that is, libration of - Paris from the Wehrmacht's point of view. It is written in the manner of Ryan's book with substantial input from surviving Wehrmacht staff and command officers. What intrigued me most was that despite several errors at the time, those interviewed believed strongly that the D-Day invasion through the first several days could have been - should have been - an Allied debacle.
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My Dad was there, but never talked about it. Not a word.
I discovered he was there through a speech one of his officers made at a reunion. I wasn't there, Mom was at home with us kids, so she didn't know either. I found a cache of documents from the reunion at a local historical archive. Because President Truman attended, someone thought to donate the minutes and materials. A copy of the speech was in that file.
And this thread was the first mention in any media I've seen today. That is beyond a sad statement on our citizenry today.
I discovered he was there through a speech one of his officers made at a reunion. I wasn't there, Mom was at home with us kids, so she didn't know either. I found a cache of documents from the reunion at a local historical archive. Because President Truman attended, someone thought to donate the minutes and materials. A copy of the speech was in that file.
And this thread was the first mention in any media I've seen today. That is beyond a sad statement on our citizenry today.
With all that I have to mourn and celebrate....
Every day is D-Day, Veteran's Day, Korea Day, WWI Day, Civil War Day, Vietnam Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Revolutionary War Day, Gulf Day, Afghan Day...... and even a lot more.
Now that I'm almost 63 I look back in even more sadness and gratitude at all of the (mostly) young men that gave their lives in these conflicts.
Every day is D-Day, Veteran's Day, Korea Day, WWI Day, Civil War Day, Vietnam Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Revolutionary War Day, Gulf Day, Afghan Day...... and even a lot more.
Now that I'm almost 63 I look back in even more sadness and gratitude at all of the (mostly) young men that gave their lives in these conflicts.
Nightmare Thought
Did you ever wonder just what a Normandy invasion would have been like if Nazi Germany had not squandered three fourths of its army and armor on the Eastern Front and all those divisions were available in the west?
After being thrown back into the ocean, we probably would have had to Nuke Germany.
Did you ever wonder just what a Normandy invasion would have been like if Nazi Germany had not squandered three fourths of its army and armor on the Eastern Front and all those divisions were available in the west?
After being thrown back into the ocean, we probably would have had to Nuke Germany.
My next door neighbor when I was a boy was a veteran of D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Hurtgen Forest. He was in a tank destroyer outfit and was wounded in action several times.
This is a copy of a small picture he took with a Kodak camera he took to war with him. It shows General Eisenhower and his command staff on a visit to Moe's sector in 1944. You may recognize Patton, Bradley and Hodges flanking Ike.
I am still in touch with his widow, who is now 92 years old; we went to the Greenwood cemetery this Memorial Day, where Moe is buried in the Jewish section there. I planted a small flag on his grave, after checking to be sure this was allowed under Jewish custom.
Moe was my next door hero, although he never talked about the war. I know he lost a number of friends, and those that survived hung together as valued buddies for many years after the war.
Some ask why I fly the flag today. I tell them it's because 74 years ago on this day, thousands of our young men ran straight into jaws of hell on the Normandy beaches in France and 9000 of them gave their lives for our country. Go look it up, son. It's called D-Day.
John
This is a copy of a small picture he took with a Kodak camera he took to war with him. It shows General Eisenhower and his command staff on a visit to Moe's sector in 1944. You may recognize Patton, Bradley and Hodges flanking Ike.
I am still in touch with his widow, who is now 92 years old; we went to the Greenwood cemetery this Memorial Day, where Moe is buried in the Jewish section there. I planted a small flag on his grave, after checking to be sure this was allowed under Jewish custom.
Moe was my next door hero, although he never talked about the war. I know he lost a number of friends, and those that survived hung together as valued buddies for many years after the war.
Some ask why I fly the flag today. I tell them it's because 74 years ago on this day, thousands of our young men ran straight into jaws of hell on the Normandy beaches in France and 9000 of them gave their lives for our country. Go look it up, son. It's called D-Day.
John
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