Fly the flag today...and remember.

[PALADIN85020]

I'm flying the flag at our house today. Some children and maybe a few adults will probably ask me why.

On this day, June 6, 1944, over 2,500 American servicemen gave their lives - for you.

Today it's known as D-Day, the Allied invasion of the coasts of Normandy, France against incredible odds. General Eisenhower even kept a pre-written note of apology on him in case our efforts were repelled. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, perhaps Germany's finest general officer, was in command of the German defenses.

But our forces overcame those nearly overwhelming odds and pushed inland from the landing beaches. It was the beginning of the end of WWII.

So although it was 77 years ago, I remember. We all should. A heavy price was paid for your freedoms on this day.

The opening scenes of the movie "Saving Private Ryan" may give you just a tiny inkling of the horrors of almost certain death that our troops experienced. I showed those scenes to a woman who had never even heard of D-day, and she cried openly.

May God continue to bless the souls of the fallen.

Fly the flag today in remembrance. You owe that to them.

John

 

[Ole Joe Clark]

Amen, brother. I watched the movie, "The Longest Day" last night. We all know the movies sometimes skip over the truth, but this old black & white movie made me realize again the sacrifice that so many young men made so that we could be free.

I was just a few months old at the time, but I remember well the special days that we all celebrated after the war was over, VE Day, VJ Day, Pearl Harbor Day, D Day....... Now the popular thing seems to be to sweep them under the rug so that we don't offend anyone.

God bless the USA,

Leon

 

[Ole Joe Clark]

If I stand just right by the corner of the house, I can see Old Glory flying in 6 different locations in the hood. Our flag is the 6th.

Makes me feel good.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

 

[Eric300]

If this doesn't bring a tear to your eye...well....you're just not an AMERICAN. Prayers to all those who have fallen defending our Constitution.

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[MRB1]

My flag is up, as always. It's sad that there will be little, if any media coverage of this day - probably less than Memorial Day. As a kid growing up, Memorial Day was the most important day of the year, and it always involved visits to local cemeteries.

 

[husker51]

I just put my flag out. Thanks for the reminder!

 

[GB]

On one of my news feeds, I just read of the British "D-Day" monument that was just dedicated. They too spent the day "on the beach", along with our friends to the North, in Canada and some Frenchmen and Poles and, probably, many more nations, in smaller numbers. Probably not a day to celebrate but certainly a day that must be remembered. Especially now that the generation that did the work is quickly fading into history. We, the next generation (Baby Boomers) are left to remember the work our fathers and mothers did to make us what we are today. And we aren't young any more. As we head off on the next part of the journey, the generation that follows will have no direct connection to WW2 and it, like all history, will vanish into the dust of the past. I wonder if, in a couple thousand years, the people here, will look at our monuments and statues and wonder: Who were these people and what did they do?

I know it is Sunday and I probably should have left the sermon to the preachers. I started with good intent but got lost in the mist. Sorry bout' that.

 

[jdlii]

An epic day in the history of the world and one that deserves our remembrance.

 

[Rudi]

My flag is always flying. Snoopy always says,"Remember June 6, 1944".

 

[fiasconva]

PALADIN85020, I've written about this before and told how my late father-in-law hit Omaha Beach with the 29th infantry. He was one of three that made it to the beach from his landing craft. I rented Saving Private Ryan so we could all watch it together because he was so proud of his service. He got visibly shaken while we watched the opening scenes and you could tell it was bringing back some unpleasant memories. He said it was pretty accurate but it was much worse than what it showed in those scenes. RIP Sgt John Simpson.

 

[Krogen]

My flag went up at daybreak today and will fly until sunset. While many folks fly our flag all year, I have decided to fly her on special days like 6 June. Somehow marking these important days with Old Glory flying proud conveys a message that isn't so pointed when she flies 24/7.

 

[GypsmJim]

I didn't put my flag out today, nor did I put it out on Memorial Day.

It was already there. My flag flies on the front of my house 24 / 7 / 365.

The only thing I did differently was to go to the cemetery and make sure that a flag was still on my father's headstone......S1C, US Navy, Pacific Fleet, WWII.

 

[ancient-one]

Where I live there is a big flag that flies by the clubhouse. They provide smaller flags on posts to all of the Vets. Mine stays just outside of my door and is well lighted at night. The truth is my carport has better lighting than my apartment.

 

[JOliver]

Amen, what a nicely written post to remind us all of the sacrifices many gave for our freedom. Thank you to all that have served there are many of us that still remember and are truly honored.

 

[boykinlp]

About a month after 9/11, 75+% of the houses in my neighborhood were flying the American flag. Yesterday, I was the only one on my street!
Larry

 

[GypsmJim]

About a month after 9/11, 75+% of the houses in my neighborhood were flying the American flag. Yesterday, I was the only one on my street!
Larry

How soon we forget.