Posted on 06/05/2009 6:44:25 PM PDT by doug from upland
D-DAY - June 6, 1944: the greatest generation saved the world from the Nazis
dday dot org ^ | 6-5-07
Posted on 06/05/2007 8:57:58 AM PDT by doug from upland
D-Day: It is hard to conceive the epic scope of this decisive battle that foreshadowed the end of Hitler's dream of Nazi domination. Overlord was the largest air, land, and sea operation undertaken before or since June 6, 1944. The landing included over 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes, and over 150,000 service men.
After years of meticulous planning and seemingly endless training, for the Allied Forces, it all came down to this: The boat ramp goes down, then jump, swim, run, and crawl to the cliffs. Many of the first young men (most not yet 20 years old) entered the surf carrying eighty pounds of equipment. They faced over 200 yards of beach before reaching the first natural feature offering any protection. Blanketed by small-arms fire and bracketed by artillery, they found themselves in hell.
When it was over, the Allied Forces had suffered nearly 10,000 casualties; more than 4,000 were dead. Yet somehow, due to planning and preparation, and due to the valor, fidelity, and sacrifice of the Allied Forces, Fortress Europe had been breached.
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Sad but true.
Hopefully there will be enough of us to form a resistance and we’ll drive them out.
Too stupid to realize the gift they were given.
Clinton, Babs, zero an his crew,Como, most rats who blame America first, Nancy, Have to stop. As the Rolodex turns , I just get frustrated, How did it happen?
“it is amazing only 1500 Americans died”
Ummm, try 2499.
http://www.ddaymuseum.co.uk/faq.htm#casualities
Less than on 9-11.
And what do we do? Build a *crescent* memorial to that day, pointing to Mecca?
Might as well build a swastika-shaped wall commemorating D-Day...
The country has fallen from the heights it occupied; we need to be restored.
Cheers!
"On the other hand..."
But who is going to save the USA from B.Husein Obama? Pray for our country and our troops. Amen.
We, all, owe these men a lot.
Especially Americans, Western Europeans and Eastern Europeans including/and Russians will continue to quarrel internally and extrenally over what actually happened and in what ways allies of theirs should’ve acted differently for at least 40 centuries from now.
My nation is no exception.
But, at least for a couple of minutes of our lives, let’s forget about all these accusations etc and remember what reality the first seven words of this post signify.
I had the great pleasure to document an “Honor Flight” trip to DC last weekend, riding with 95 WWII veterans to Arlington, the WWII Memorial, and Iwo Jima. I felt I was in the presence of living legends, people who saw battles that were epic and historic.
I can also say that at every site they visited, there were people there to honor them, thank them, and let them know that they were not forgotten.
God bless America, and restore her to strength and dignity once again.
And to think that after all this sacrifice, FDR gave half of Europe to the commies and set us up for 40 years of cold war.
Not letting Patton loose will go down in history as one of the biggest blunders of mankind.
LCT=Landing Craft, Tank. He had bulldozers and TNT on his boat.
Photo is from February 1944.
Should have added he was in Flotilla 3 on Utah Beach.
I messed up. Flotilla 4.
Excellent, potlatch.
White Cliffs of Dover has always brought a tear to my eye, but for somewhat different reasons these days. Looks as though “the enemies within” are having much more success than those from without at taking away our liberties. God bless us again.
http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/18/1018045701.jpg
I'll shut up now.
Thanks so much. I like that song too!
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Wonderful slideshow potlatch -
Great WWII tunes -
Thanks again devolve. So many songs could go on that!!
And all we ever asked for was a little bit of ground to bury them.
My Uncle Jim was in the Normandy invasion. He was career Army, and he also fought in Korea. Great man. When we were kids he would let us feel the top of his nose, which had a chunk of shrapnel in it until the day he died.
My wife and I visited Normandy and went to the museum there back in 1983. You just wanted to talk in whispers. Simply magnificent, and very humbling. We even stayed overnight at a bed and breakfast in St. Lo.
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