D@MN, We Failed To Observe Yesterday...

[Panopticon]

was the 67th Anniversary of D-Day !

wikipedia.org - wrote:
The operation was the largest amphibious invasion in world history, with over 160,000[5] troops landing on 6 June 1944. 195,700[6] Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in over 5,000[5] ships were involved. The invasion required the transport of soldiers and material from the United Kingdom by troop-laden aircraft and ships, the assault landings, air support, naval interdiction of the English Channel and naval fire-support. The landings took place along a 50-mile (80 km) stretch of the Normandy coast divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.

Not many of the survivors left, many more never made it home.
Bless them all for the freedoms I enjoy as a result of their courage and sacrifices.
{especially the men of the 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalions}



guess it was all the Lion. Cloud, and weiner discussions
:patriot:

[jdc]

I didnt forget. :patriot:

but I was at a clients office until midnight. =(

[cbelt3]

I had the unique privilege to meet Cornelius Ryan one summer's afternoon... he lived down the road from my Grandparents in Connecticut. I was too young and callow to appreciate it.

Later, when I read his books, and then worked with a few D-Day veterans, I appreciated it more.

[RAMd®d]

I didn't forget.

[SDGuy]

RAMd®d wrote:
I didn't forget.

:agree:

Thought I'd wait until the 70th before acknowledging publicly, though...

[haikuman]

Thank you for reminding us... I love my Freedom and I more than admire those who have helped preserve it.

THANK YOU ~!~

Rudie

[Paul F.]

I also didn't totally forget... but was too busy to do anything.


On a side-note along the old veterans topic;
Was chatting with a few guys at the gun club this last weekend... one of the older gents got to talking about his time in the Marines in WWII.
Was telling a story about having to keep the M1's clean on the Pacific Islands was quite a chore.
We asked him which islands he'd been on...
A few we hadn't heard of.
And Saipan.
And Guadalcanal.

The rest of us got pretty quiet (and we're mostly loud, slightly hearing impared, folks. It takes a lot to shut us up. ).
We all knew Warren was a WWII vet.
But that kinda put a perspective on things we didn't have before.

Warren kinda rubs me the wrong way... but I'll never speak a word of disrespect to or about him - that's for damn sure.

[testcase]

RAMd®d wrote:
I didn't forget.

:agree:


My dad and all my uncles served in WWII

[Kate]

"I was too young and callow to appreciate it."

Every summer when I was a kid, we used to go and spend 2 weeks with my Grandmother in West Virginia (she died at 106 when I was 12).

I remember sitting on her porch and her talking about her Father being in the Civil War. And I remember thinking "why does she talk about this stuff?"

Now that I understand everything, I can understand why, at 8 years old, I didn't "get it", but I sure wish I could relive those talks.

Kate

[Ombligo]

Listening to my parents talk about the family history spurred my own interest in the broader topic. Today, after a mid-life career change, I teach the subject with a emphasis on American History and the 20th century. Oddly that is the time period generally ignored in secondary education and I have to fight to get it in the curriculum.

Most students have little interest or regard for history. I try to bring my passion and excitement into the subject in hopes of making it real to them. I have limited success but when you see that spark of interest ignite, it makes it all worthwhile.

We owe it to the earlier generations to tell their history and the sacrifices they made. It is what got us to the future. Unfortunately as a nation we have lost much of the respect we use to have for our past. It is a cliche' to say "those who forget the past will be forced to repeat it." However that is exactly what I can see happening today.