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Seems many in the world have forgotten those who gave up thier lives for the freedom not only we enjoy, but most of europe enjoys,
To those men of DDay, Thank-You
Saddly I havent heard much in the news today reguarding DDay, I hope we havent forgotten.
Thanks to everbody who is or have served this country
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I had the same thoughts about this today as you.
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Thank you to all of those who put their lives on the line for us all.
It's a shame that this greatest generation is dwindling in numbers. I think that they have lessons they could teach the country today, and that the country sorely and desperately needs to learn. They knew the real meaning of sacrifice, not the political slogan it's become today.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
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Only thing I would add is it's not just the people that put their lives on the line for this country - it's the people that realized they have to take care of themselves. Too much crap these days about "I'm entitled".........baloney.
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I've never forgotten.
Every year, this date is as hallowed to me as Dec 7th.
Browns is the Browns
... there goes Joe Thomas, the best there ever was in this game.
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Sadly, these events are slowly fading from the history lessons in school. We will be the last generation to have learned about these events through educational curriculum.
We don't have to agree with each other, to respect each others opinion.
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thanks for posting, Clay.
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Certainly an amazingly important day not only in the history of the U.S. but of the world. Perhaps my favorite quote from the day was the one that ended up not being needed (thank God):
Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that Bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone.
--Dwight Eisenhower
I am unfamiliar with this feeling of optimism
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My dad wasn't there thank goodness. He was in the 286th Engineers Battalion of Patton's 3rd Army. They were used as the decoy's to keep Hitler guessing where the landings were going to take place. The 3rd didn't land for 3 more days. Patton being as visible as he was, being seen and wanting to be, still in England, kept the Nazi's guessing just long enough.
The men who made that landing were beyond brave men, scared though they may have been and as far as I'm concerned a MOH should have gone to everyone of those who made that landing.
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The men who made that landing were beyond brave men, scared though they may have been and as far as I'm concerned a MOH should have gone to everyone of those who made that landing.
+1 My grandfather was in the OSS, the predecessor to the CIA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Strategic_Services
Though I never got to meet him (he made it through the war, though died in his 50's) I have heard stories from my dad. The dedication this generation had to the country was truly amazing. My grandfather was 29, and old man by WWII standards, when he joined the military - his nickname was "Pops" in the unit he led. He could only see through one eye but tricked the person giving the eye test by just switching hands and leaving the cup over the same eye. How many people would do that today to protect our country?
My dad is named after a fallen friend of his.
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Let's not sell my generation short, though. There are still a lot of people who volunteer for the military, still a lot of people who want to work for the CIA or FBI, trying to keep us safe.
Winning WWII was an amazingly big deal, don't get me wrong. But let's not make it sound like they were the last generation to be "good."
Hell, I'm willing to bet that in the 30s and 40s, their parents and grandparents' generations were asking "what is wrong with our childrens' generation?"
I am unfamiliar with this feeling of optimism
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Let's not sell my generation short, though. There are still a lot of people who volunteer for the military, still a lot of people who want to work for the CIA or FBI, trying to keep us safe.
Winning WWII was an amazingly big deal, don't get me wrong. But let's not make it sound like they were the last generation to be "good."
Hell, I'm willing to bet that in the 30s and 40s, their parents and grandparents' generations were asking "what is wrong with our childrens' generation?"
Completely agree. There was a rush on volunteering after 9/11. If there was a legitimate threat to this country it would be no different today.
I'm hoping to make it to Normandy while I'm over here in Germany. It shouldn't be a bad drive to get there from here...
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