FReeper Canteen ~ D-Day, June 6, 1944 ~ 06 June 2012

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[tomkow6]

HAPPY HUMP DAY, Edward!

[PROCON]

Morning Beachie!!

The school year is winding down and the seniors graduate on Saturday, good for them!! It's an outside ceremony, hope the weather cooperates.

Son-boy will be back in town in a few weeks, so it's baseball games and the beach!

Better fill up the coffee cup and hit it!

Have a grandocious day!

[PROCON]

Hiya Ma!

Excellent D-Day presentation, thanks so much!

[luvie]

Howwwwdy on this bright and shining hump day!
We have 20% rain promised...what are the odds! :)
Hope all of you Early Birds are having a nice calm day!
....and the day goes by quickly!
I'm off, so am just cruising through the morning!
Care to join me for tea/coffee?
((((hugs))))
Remember the many who died on D-Day
and how important that day was!
Prayers for the people in the embassy in Libya
who are under siege!

[AngelesCrestHighway]

On one morning in June...

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Luv!

*HUGS*

How are you doing today?



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. Getting some rain with some thunder here in Comanche OK. How’s it going for you this morning?

[luvie]

Howdy, Conor! (((hugs)))

I’m doing good, thanks! Just sitting here with a semi-cool breeze blowing...since I can have the doors open till it gets too hot. Just finished my tea...am going to have company (my MIL is on her way!) so need to get crackin’ soon! :)

[luvie]

Howdy, EGC! (((hugs)))

Good for you all getting some rain! We aren’t of course! My MIL is on her way from OKC and I hope she doesn’t run into any bad storms. There are some east of us where she needs to drive, but maybe not too bad....I hope.....

[mountainlion]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koVC4XdJ0r0

Higgins Boat.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, twelve...thanks for sharing your experiences, and that's really cool that you got to meet and talk with a WWII vet.

“I drove a Higgin’s boat”

We thank you, Sir, for your service to our country. And we thank your Dad, too, twelve.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, moonshot, and thanks for the great map of the landing forces.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, ML...((HUGS))....hope your rain has stopped.

Be careful as you drive from lesson to lesson. Have a good Wednesday!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Pro...((HUGS))

D-Day...a day we all need to remember.

Have a good Wednesday, maybe without rain.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...you and Bo have a great Wednesday.

How’s your weather looking?

[E.G.C.]

Well, we’ve just had a t-storm with heavy rain pass through. Was going to go to Sonic for supper but I think I’m going to wait and let the road dry up first.

[luvie]

Good idea, and the road should be dry by supper-time! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, yarddog, for sharing your story...we thank your Dad for his service to our country.

[Perseverando]

the National D-Day Memorial

Welcome to the official site of the National D-Day Memorial. Located in Bedford, Virginia— the town suffering the highest per capita D-Day losses in the nation. The National D-Day Memorial honors the Allied forces that participated in the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944 during World War II. With its stylized English Garden, haunting invasion tableau, and striking Victory Plaza, the Memorial stands as a powerful permanent tribute to the valor, fidelity, and sacrifice of D-Day participants. Surrounded by the beautiful majestic Blue Ridge mountains, this makes for a solemn and respectful tribute for our fallen heroes.

Visitors can expect both an educational experience as well as an emotional one, as they walk the grounds at the Memorial and leave with a clear understanding of the scale and sacrifices made during the largest amphibious landing the world has ever seen. On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 ships and 11,000 aircraft supported the invasion, and by day’s end, the Allies gained a foot-hold in France. The D-Day cost was high with more than 9,000 Allied soldiers killed or wounded as the march across Europe to defeat Hitler began.

The Memorial is supported by contributions to the National D-Day Memorial Foundation a 501(c)(3) not-for profit organization.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Rushing in....good afternoon, beachy...((HUGS))

Rushing back to work....check corrections being made for check printing this afternoon.