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re: June 6th, 1944. It is 7:06 in France. The Normandy landings have begun.
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:12 am to PowerTool
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:12 am to PowerTool
quote:
One of my mom's uncles is about to die.
My Papa (paw paw) was hours away from getting his elbow shot off and also getting a fragment of shrapnel lodged in his forehead
I’m very lucky to be here...
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Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:12 am to crawfishcharlie
Their day at the beach
so we can have our day at the beach
so we can have our day at the beach
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:18 am to CapstoneGrad06
I used to drink a few with a veteran who was there that day. He climbed the cliff at point du hoc(sp). He watched his buddies get picked off one by one as he made his way to the top. He was 17. Last I heard he was at the veterans home in Jackson. Probably no longer around. He was an awesome person
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:21 am to BobABooey
quote:
The 6th of June was also the date that the events chronicled in the song “Convoy” took place.
Can you link this story?
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:25 am to CapstoneGrad06
I visited Normandy and took an extensive tour of the D-Day beaches in April, 2019, just weeks before the 75th anniversary. Great trip.
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:27 am to CapstoneGrad06
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:29 am to dcbl
quote:Lyrics;
Can you link this story?
Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June
In a Kenworth pullin' logs
Cab-over Pete with a reefer on
And a Jimmy haulin' hogs
We is headin' for bear on I-one-oh
'Bout a mile outta Shaky Town
I says, "Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck
"And I'm about to put the hammer down"
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:32 am to Wolfhound45
ah, thank you
damn fine song
damn fine song
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:34 am to dcbl
I posted this on another thread...
Radio news broadcasts of the invasion...
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Radio news broadcasts of the invasion...
Complete_Broadcast_Day_D-Day
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:35 am to lsushelly
A story he told me several years ago. He went to Normandy several times for various reasons. He was there on June 6 as an invited guest of course. It was during the Clinton administration. Bill walked down lines of vets shaking hands. Hillary stayed in the limo until the press showed up. She then got out and started shaking hands. Several vets refused to acknowledge her
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:35 am to tigerinexile
quote:The Germans were targeting the boats with artillery brah.
I wouldn’t blame them if they had just stayed on the boat.
Many boats couldn’t make it up all the way to the beach, they got hung up offshore.
Failure was simply not an option to those guys.
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:37 am to CapstoneGrad06
Of course the Europeans got the cushy job of walking onto Sword Beach and drinking tea while the Americans got chopped up at Omaha Beach.
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:51 am to tiger1014
quote:
Funny you think all those people were straight and white?
You've been watching to many modern movies and tv, haven't you? Step away from the propaganda.
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:54 am to The Boat
quote:
Of course the Europeans got the cushy job of walking onto Sword Beach and drinking tea while the Americans got chopped up at Omaha Beach.
Perhaps the Army Air Force overshooting their bombing run had a little something to do with it... the Boys didn't even have bomb craters to take cover in.
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:54 am to The Boat
Just think how much worse it could have been if Hitler had not fallen for Patton’s ghost army likely leading the invasion at Calais.
https://www.americainwwii.com/articles/pattons-ghost-army/
https://www.americainwwii.com/articles/pattons-ghost-army/
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:57 am to geauxpurple
Went to Normandy a couple of days before the 75th anniversary. They had many veterans there that were returning for the first time since that day. Almost all were in wheelchairs now due to age. Seeing them that day was very emotional to see
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:58 am to CapstoneGrad06
Has France ever returned the favour?
Posted on 6/6/21 at 10:01 am to CapstoneGrad06
We owe them all.
Posted on 6/6/21 at 10:21 am to Civildawg
Accident on the downvote. Damn fat thumbs
Posted on 6/6/21 at 10:22 am to CapstoneGrad06
I'd prefer to land on Utah Beach, if I may, Sir.
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