To: MNJohnnie
My Grandfather went ashore in a higgins boat during the first wave of the amphibious assault on Omaha. He was a Combat Engineer detached from his infantry unit at the time of the invasion due to the high demand for demolition men needed for the "Great Crusade."
There are no words that can express my gratitude. Thanks Pop. RIP.
6 posted on
06/07/2010 8:31:14 AM PDT by
mrmeyer
("When brute force is on the march, compromise is the red carpet." Ayn Rand)
To: mrmeyer
7 posted on
06/07/2010 8:33:43 AM PDT by
MNJohnnie
(The problem with Socialism is eventually you run our of other peoples money. Lady Thatcher)
To: mrmeyer
It’s a bit grainy, and in black and white, and yet, you can also hear the various sounds and smell the salt of the Atlantic Ocean water and hear the artillery blasts from that photo, can’t you?
10 posted on
06/07/2010 8:50:33 AM PDT by
AmericanInTokyo
(After DPRK collapse opened State Archives may well show Roger Clinton was serviced by NK "honeypots")
To: mrmeyer
wow...with that picture...you can almost smell the fear, anxiety and the cordite. Thanks! Incredible bravery!!
To: mrmeyer
Huh - my granddad (Poppop) was a CB, and I know he was in Okinawa at Christmas ‘45 (pictures), but I don’t know if he was part of the invasion in April or not.
18 posted on
06/07/2010 2:03:54 PM PDT by
Ro_Thunder
("Other than ending SLAVERY, FASCISM, NAZISM and COMMUNISM, war has never solved anything")
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