D-Day

[SmallyWally]

Sorry, a day late. God Bless those you have allowed us to keep our freedom.

[Mitch f]

Yep, That day was for supposedly the largest movement of men and material in history. My dad was stationed in England and he said the day before, the skies were absolutely filled with aircraft, he knew something huge was going down.

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[ness]

i didn't appreciate it enough when I was a kid. A lot of those guys were dads and uncles and grandpas.

A couple years ago I saw an older couple eating lunch, and the man had on one of those military caps that said Omaha Beach. I sat down next to them and started to chat. Sure enough, he had been there on the day. He was an engineer that used a Bangalore torpedo to blow out the barbed wire. He was in all the way to the end in Germany. I thoroughly enjoyed talking with him, and I don't think he minded. I would have loved to spent the afternoon talking with them. Heroes in our midst, and there are fewer and fewer of them each day.

[Old plug]

My uncle now passed away like so many more of these guys entered the US Army in 1938 as a Volunteer. Got stick in WW2 and did not get out until 46.Went through everything from North Africa.,Sicily, and Italy. He was a was a ambulance driver and was in the third wave on the beach. I forget what one. He hated Patton. Said he was reckless and got a lot of guys killed he should not have. He won a silver star for retrieving some wounded under fire in France. We have a picture somewhere of Omar Bradley pinning it on him somewhere.

[Old plug]

Ness For many years I worked in that records building in St Louis that burnt. It was quite a experience to work with living history. I had access to and used the records of every 5 star general and Audie Murphy several times and Captain Harry Truman a few also. Although a lot of my experience was with the war in the pacific. I have seen enough about Normandy to make me think I would have been frozen stiff with fear going into that landing. It really took something to carry the fight when your thought were not if you might die but how soon. My uncle told my mother you do not think period you just act. I have seen after action reports that said the blood in places on the beaches was like going through a muddy field.

[Guest]

The best generation of men if you ask me. My utmost thanks to all of those who have served this country.

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

Thank You to all who have sacrificed all. Shame that people do not care enough to learn more about how to find different solutions, than to sacrifice lives of others.