FReeper Canteen ~ D-DAY, June 6, 1944 ~ 07 June 2018

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ D-DAY, June 6, 1944 ~

NORMANDY INVASION

May 1944 had been chosen at the conference in Washington in May 1943 as the time for the invasion. Difficulties in assembling landing craft forced a postponement until June, but June 5 was fixed as the unalterable date by Eisenhower on May 17. As the day approached and troops began to embark for the crossing, bad weather set in, threatening dangerous landing conditions. After tense debate, Eisenhower and his subordinates decided on a 24-hour delay, requiring the recall of some ships already at sea. Eventually, on the morning of June 5, Eisenhower, assured by chief meteorologist James Martin Stagg of a break in the weather, announced, “O.K. We'll go.” Within hours an armada of 3,000 landing craft, 2,500 other ships, and 500 naval vessels—escorts and bombardment ships—began to leave English ports. That night 822 aircraft, carrying parachutists or towing gliders, roared overhead to the Normandy landing zones. They were a fraction of the air armada of 13,000 aircraft that would support D-Day.

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and family members of the above.
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January 1944 meeting of Operation Overlord Commanders, General Eisenhower, Walter B. Smith, Omar Bradley, Arthur Tedder, Bernard Montgomery, Trafford Leigh-Mallory and Bertram Ramsay. The Eisenhower Presidential Library

GENERAL EISENHOWER’S MESSAGE SENT JUST PRIOR TO THE INVASION

Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon a great crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers in arms on other fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.

Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened, he will fight savagely.

But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man to man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our home fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to victory!

I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory!

Good Luck! And let us all beseech the blessings of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.

-- Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

D-DAY AIRBORNE AND BEACH ASSAULT

The Normandy beaches were chosen by planners because they lay within range of air cover, and were less heavily defended than the obvious objective of the Pas de Calais, the shortest distance between Great Britain and the Continent. Airborne drops at both ends of the beachheads were to protect the flanks, as well as open up roadways to the interior. Six divisions were to land on the first day; three U.S., two British and one Canadian. Two more British and one U.S. division were to follow up after the assault division had cleared the way through the beach defenses.

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American Patrol

The Army Air Corps

G I Jive

A Fellow On A Furlough

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

CHANCE MEETING BRINGS CAVALRY SERGEANT FACE-TO-FACE WITH D-DAY VETERAN

Sgt. 1st Class Steve Selvage of the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment gets an autograph from 91-year-old D-Day survivor Ralph Manley in Sainte Mere Eglise, France, June 1. The two met while Selvage was in town to participate in events commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.

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AIRBORNE MUSEUM HOUSES ONE-OF-A-KIND ARTIFACTS
THAT HONOR HISTORIC JUMP DURING D-DAY INVASION

SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France - This town loves paratroopers - in particular, American paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne and the 101st Airborne Divisions.

It was those two divisions that liberated Sainte Mere Eglise June 7, 1944, making it the first town in France to be liberated during World War II.

To show their appreciation for the veterans, an Airborne Museum opened here in 1964. A non-profit organization, all proceeds go back into the museum to pay for upkeep, new exhibits or extensions. The money is also used to provide decorations and celebrations for the anniversary of D-Day, travel for veterans, and exhibitions outside France. A large donation was also made to The National World War II museum in New Orleans, La.

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Bugle Call Rag

Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree

Jeep Jockey Jump

Moonlight Serenade

Enlisted Men's Mess

SOLDIERS PREP TO SUPPORT D-DAY CEREMONIES FOR
65TH ANNIVERSARY OF INVASION

Senior staff members of Task Force Normandy 65 pose in front of a German gun post at Pointe du Hoc, France. Task Force Normandy 65 is in France providing support and ceremonial command and control for the 65th anniversary of D-Day, June 6. Pointe du Hoc is the site of the 2nd Ranger Battalion's assault on a German stronghold during D-Day. Photo credit Sgt. Fay Conroy, 21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

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NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL

The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France is located on the site of the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. First Army on June 8, 1944 and the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II. The cemetery site, at the north end of its ½ mile access road, covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,387 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations. On the Walls of the Missing in a semicircular garden on the east side of the memorial are inscribed 1,557 names. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified.

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[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

I hope you’re able to catch your breath a bit by now. It sounded like the week got off to a rough start.

I’ve been digging through the pix I’ve taken of things at the museum in hopes of having a shot of a newspaper with a D-Day headline. Not yet, but I’ll guarantee there’s at least one on the collection from Tupelo. Just hasn’t been brought up here and unpacked yet. Maybe next year.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Cantee, FMBass. Thanks for sharing.

We thank your father for his service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

Never Forget.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I have a 17” too...love it!!

New hard drive should help...very cool that you have a techie brother.

[Kathy in Alaska]

God Bless those in the breech.

Too, too, true, my.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...I am off for home.

[SkyDancer]

He’s the best ... but then the whole family is. Each one has a specialty of something.

[radu]

Howdy, PRO.

GRRRRR, that meme raises the hackles. That sorry SOB doesn’t deserve to live here for what he started.

How was your day? Get your work done quickly so you could kick back early? :-)

[The Mayor]

Couple days to go..

[mylife]

https://www.bing.com/search?q=the+clarks+train&form=EDGTCT&qs=AS&cvid=e23b1863721144cdb1dcfe03cba8975e&refig=326eabbb8aca4f91a2b9d8697aebced2&cc=US&setlang=en-US

[LuvFreeRepublic]

https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local/day-years-later-82nd-airborne-reflects-sacred-moments/elgIhhR0JzDJ4AeHt6Ji7K/

A few paragraphs below ‘Spirit of America’s Youth’ it mentions Lt. Gen. (ret.) Walter Woolwine and the Normandy Cemetery. I knew Walter very well and in fact was with him when he died. He told me that when he found out some of the graves were miss-marked, he ordered his men to check every field record against the Army’s death records for every person buried, or in the process of being moved to be buried, at Normandy. There were many miss-marked. He said that when there was a discrepancy, they used the field records. ‘The soldiers who were with them when they died were in a better position to accurately identify the dead’. ‘We owed it to those who died to make sure their headstone were accurate’.

The whole time Walter was at Normandy, he smelled death and he said well into his 90’s, it was a smell that never left him. Very few knew what Walter did at Normandy with the graves and with the design and construction of the cemetery. He left before it was completed and someone else got the credit. I told Walter that he needed to document what he did so he gets credit. He said, ‘I don’t need credit, I just wanted to make sure we got the names right. We owed that to our soldiers’. RIP Walter.

[mylife]

Amen

[PROCON]

Hiya radu!

Yeah, that A-hole doesn't even deserve to be noticed, as wealthy as he's become due to those who sacrificed for him and the American Way. Really pisses me off too!

Today, Wednesday was my 'Monday', so to speak, so I'm a bit tired and heading to Z-land soon.

How wuz your day?

[ConorMacNessa]

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CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2008) The first major snowfall of the New Year blankets the USS Constitution. Despite the weather "Old Ironsides" remained open for free public tours. At 210 years-old, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty United States Sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown (Released)

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!!!





Boston, Oct. 21, 2009 - Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Philip Gagnon pipes as USS Constitution performs an underway demonstration in honor of the three-masted wooden frigate's 212th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mark Alexander/Released).



USS Constitution's 1812 Marine Guard fire vintage Springfield flintlock muskets during the ship's underway. "Old Ironsides" was underway for the "Constitution Day Cruise," which is conducted to thank the family and supporters of Constitution. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nick Lyman (Released)

OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!

[radu]

It was a typical Wed. here .... grocery shopping day. Gotta keep that cat food stocked. LOL

It was hotter and muggy today and will get worse as each day progresses through the weekend. We got a little spoiled the past few days with nice springtime weather. *sigh*

[radu]

Well howdy do, Conor! *HUGZ*

I hope all’s going well with you these days.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Radu!

*HUGS*

All is well at Castle MacNessa thanks to the acts of soldiers of the U.S. Army 74 years ago today. Those young men, and all who supported them, saved Western Civilization. We live in what Freedom we still have by dint of their service and sacrifice.

"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces guarding our country and our way of life.
I am prepared to give my life in their defense."

[luvie]

HT---LonePalm

74 years ago....
NEVER FORGET!!

Ray Stevens~The Fallen Ones

[radu]

Glad to hear all’s well.

We owe so much to those who fought then. The world would be a much different place today without their willingness to serve and their sacrifices.