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re: Today is the 81st anniversary of D-Day
Posted on 6/6/25 at 12:01 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Posted on 6/6/25 at 12:01 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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but I dont know how you ever expect those people to fit in civil society again.
What on earth are you talking about.They fit in just fine. Came home married and raised families, went to college and started careers,
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Posted on 6/6/25 at 12:11 pm to LemmyLives
Will do. My uncle had a rough go there and always wished I could hear his stories. He never shares as do many veterans of that war
Posted on 6/6/25 at 12:11 pm to bigjoe1
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What on earth are you talking about.
We draft young men, throw them into the most violent situations on earth, then throw them back on the streets when they come home.
There's no wonder many struggle when they return. Outlaw biker culture came about when WWII vets returned.
Posted on 6/6/25 at 12:11 pm to bigjoe1
Major Ralph "Shug" Jordan, Utah Beach, received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
Posted on 6/6/25 at 12:12 pm to bigjoe1
I remember this day because I left for Fort Benning for basic training at 17 on June 6th.
Posted on 6/6/25 at 12:18 pm to Sofaking2
Bill Millin, the "Mad Piper" of D-Day
He even has his own statue.
He even has his own statue.
This post was edited on 6/6/25 at 12:22 pm
Posted on 6/6/25 at 12:18 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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We draft young men, throw them into the most violent situations on earth, then throw them back on the streets when they come home.
My father in law was drafted right out of high school to go to Vietnam at 18 years old. He was in an infantry unit in the Mekong Delta. He didn’t go to college so he couldn’t get out of anything(like Dick Cheney). He told me the disrespect he got bothered him. He felt slighted because of the way people treated Vietnam vets when he came back. The respect I had for this man was immeasurable. He was one of my heros. Frick those stupid politicians and hippies from the 1960s and 1970s.
Posted on 6/6/25 at 12:21 pm to Sofaking2
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The respect I had for this man was immeasurable. He was one of my heros. Frick those stupid politicians and hippies from the 1960s and 1970s
There are a lot of guys who came home from vietnam, settled on some of these islands around here and drew disability. They;ve fished and smoked pot for 50 years.
I cant say I blame them.
Posted on 6/6/25 at 12:25 pm to RogerTheShrubber
My father in law worked at a chemical plant for 30+ years. He worked in a fabrication shop. He was very intelligent. He could fix anything and everything. My dad who had a PhD always said my father in law should have been an engineer. He was very sharp with math.
Posted on 6/6/25 at 12:30 pm to Sofaking2
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He worked in a fabrication shop
Yeah, that requires a lot of math. I used to be an estimator/detailer.
Posted on 6/6/25 at 12:31 pm to bigjoe1
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One day I want to go to the cemetery in Normandy. A cousin was there a few years ago and he said it a somber experience seeing row after row of crosses.
If anyone has not gone to Normandy and taken a good tour, you really should. We were there for the lowering of the flag and playing of Taps. Very emotional.
Posted on 6/6/25 at 12:38 pm to TankBoys32
My grandfather was there with Army infantry and landed on the beach on one of those landing crafts. He said one of his buddies got blown to bits as soon as he stepped off. My grandfather won a medal for carrying some guy off the beach who was wounded.
He rarely discussed it though.
He rarely discussed it though.
Posted on 6/6/25 at 12:40 pm to TankBoys32
Posted on 6/6/25 at 12:51 pm to CSinLC
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Cant imagine what these guys were thinking, knowing they were probably gonna be killed.
Well, in fairness, their officers were telling them over and over again that the air and naval bombardments would knock out the vast majority of the defenses along the beach. Many of them were thinking as they approached the beaches that they would go in standing up. The airborne guys, on the other hand, were being prepped for the worst as many planners believed that upwards of 75% of them would become casualties.
We threw 156,000 men at Normandy on June 6, 1944, and fewer than 10,000 of them became casualties. That is miraculous when you think about the estimates the high command were playing with (twenty-five percent or greater).
This post was edited on 6/6/25 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 6/6/25 at 1:36 pm to bigjoe1
My FIL landed at Pointe du Hoc with the Rangers on D Day. Most of the Rangers in his landing craft were killed… either mowed down when the front gate of the boat lowered, or Climbing the rope ladders up the cliff which was crazy with Nazi fire and having to carry up all that gear. He went on to fight in battle of the Hedgerows, Battle of the Bulge, etc. He never talked about his experiences until right before he died.
I wish I had recorded or video taped his description of all the training they went through, the night before the invasion on the ship in the English Channel, and the harrowing trip to shore. This was before the movie Saving Private Ryan came out. He never saw the movie.
When my wife and I saw the movie and all of his descriptions came to life …and it was very emotional.
He returned home after the war and became a high school principal, had a happy marriage raising three kids ( one of which is my wife. Sorry… no pics) and was such a happy go lucky guy that loved life. May he RIP.
I wish I had recorded or video taped his description of all the training they went through, the night before the invasion on the ship in the English Channel, and the harrowing trip to shore. This was before the movie Saving Private Ryan came out. He never saw the movie.
When my wife and I saw the movie and all of his descriptions came to life …and it was very emotional.
He returned home after the war and became a high school principal, had a happy marriage raising three kids ( one of which is my wife. Sorry… no pics) and was such a happy go lucky guy that loved life. May he RIP.
This post was edited on 6/6/25 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 6/6/25 at 6:20 pm to George Dickel
Posted on 6/6/25 at 7:32 pm to bigjoe1
Met a guy at work once took care of him during his hospital stay and wheeled him out on the day of his discharge. He said something like “I don’t know how you guys do all of that” meaning healthcare. He had a frikkin DDay vet hat on. This was late 90’s when they were all 70-79ish. I laughed and mentioned that he has a DDay hat on. I don’t know how YOU guys did that. I’d be hiding in the back trying to be a character in MASH. He said “nah you’d be fine. It’s amazing what you’re capable of when you have no choice”. Cool old guy.
Posted on 6/6/25 at 8:21 pm to bigjoe1
"Fit in just fine">>>> yes, many did. But many did not. It's never really been acknowledged but a year after the end of the war, The Dept. of the Army, according to 3 confirmed sources, there were still several thousands in military psychiatric hospitals .Ike supposedly quashed any official reports on those soldiers & back then the media, unlike today's media, cooperated in keeping everything on the QT. Too, there were a lot of marriages. But there was a lot of subsequent divorces as well. Many of the thousands of amputees never really were assimilated into society, too.
Posted on 6/6/25 at 8:23 pm to bigjoe1
i visited before the advancement of cell phones (2003) and as a 21 year old i wasn’t really thinking about buying a polaroid for memories
fricked that away, but i did manage to grab some sand from omaha beach
never forget!
fricked that away, but i did manage to grab some sand from omaha beach
never forget!
Posted on 6/6/25 at 8:55 pm to bigjoe1
Here is a thread I started last year. My grandfather was another Normandy on D-Day.
Had it not been changed to the 6th, he wouldn’t have been able to fly as he had an ear infection that cleared enough for him to go on the 6th.
A letter from my grandfather to my grandmother
Had it not been changed to the 6th, he wouldn’t have been able to fly as he had an ear infection that cleared enough for him to go on the 6th.
A letter from my grandfather to my grandmother
This post was edited on 6/6/25 at 8:57 pm
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