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Author Message   Ltbuell Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 02:47 pm:        ...was a turning point of the war.So many lives were sacrificed for freedom.Would love to go to Normandy,France to "see and touch" there.Very hallowed and moving to be there.I always thank those who were there and lived to tell,but also to remember those who are there forever that gave their lives for freedom.Thank you for what you have done.Will never forget and always remember all of you.LT   86129squids Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 03:22 pm:        Amen, brother... Thanks, today and every day for our vets and good men, women in uniform.   Reepicheep Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 04:01 pm:        I have held in my hands an M1 Garand that was made about 8 months before D-Day. When I stripped it ALL the way down to its parts, I found grass(?) seeds long embedded in deep recesses of the gun. I shudder to think what the owner of that gun went through to get them there. Thinking that it may have been freshly issued to some new brave soldier getting ready for the D-Day invasion gives me chills every time I pick it up. What heros.   Mtjm2 Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 04:21 pm:        This is the first place Ive herd mention of the anniversary .SAD FACT . Maybe I missed it on the morning news ,or on the radio at work today ? Dont think so . Another reason I love this place !   Mr_grumpy Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 04:55 pm:        I used to live about an hour & a half away. It's very moving to visit the sites. The US military cemetery at Saint James is one of the most beautiful & peaceful places I've ever been. Well worth a visit if you get the chance.   Paint_shaker Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 08:04 pm:        Thanks to all the D-Day vets. Some were brave, some were cowards, nearly all must have been scared. Yet they kicked some a$$ and helped bring about the end of WW II!   Davegess Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 08:57 pm:        Some very nice pictures from D-day. This guy Capa might of made a pretty good photographer if he had worked at it a bit http://todayspictures.slate.com/20120606/   Hybridmomentspass Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 10:14 pm:        What a huge day in not only American history, but world history. Its one of the few places I've never been to that I will have to visit one day. I have a friend who was in the AF for about a decade, while stationed in Europe he made the trip there and showed me the pictures from the trip. Moving. Seeing the bullet holes in the bunkers, he said it was creepy to think about.   Froggy Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 10:28 pm:        quote: This is the first place Ive herd mention of the anniversary .SAD FACT . Maybe I missed it on the morning news ,or on the radio at work today ? Dont think so . Another reason I love this place ! Just checked the TV listings, it looks like History channel is running a marathon of Pawn Stars. WTF.   Johnnymceldoo Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 11:21 pm:        How did the President and first lady commemorate D-day?   Davegess Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 11:30 pm:        Slate had it right in the rotation of the days top stories. Link above.   Hybridmomentspass Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 08:04 am:        I know that I also saw it on the local news as well as HLN   Hr_puffinstuff Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 09:07 am:        America - Back to Back World War CHAMPS!! thank you to all our vets   Mr_grumpy Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 01:31 pm:        America - Back to Back World War CHAMPS!! I think you'll find that contrary to what Hollywood would have you believe, you weren't alone!   Firemanjim Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 01:42 pm:        Agree,Grumpy. My dad was WWII ETO vet and was in on the D-Day invasions. Had lots of good things to say about Brits, Aussies, French Resistance folks,etc. Creeped me out the first time I saw Saving Private Ryan and got some idea what that 18 yo boy went through. Made my 30 yrs in fire service seem like cake walk. On my bucket list to visit.   Hootowl Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 01:51 pm:        "Some were brave, some were cowards, nearly all must have been scared" I'm paraphrasing, but... "The only time you can be brave is when you are scared." ~ George R. R. Martin   Ltbuell Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 09:25 pm:        That's why i posted it as i didn't see anything elsewhere about it and was hoping someone else would of beat me to it.It is pretty sad that there wasn't much of anything on it.Its days like this particular one that really stand out in my life and i make it a point to remember it and so many others like it and thank those who were there and lived through it and those who didn't make it.Been that way all my life and will continue to do so till i'm no longer around to.LT   Skntpig Posted on Friday, June 08, 2012 - 10:09 am:        My grandfather went up Omaha beach and also survived the Battle of the Buldge and Korea. Infantry. I can only imagine what he saw. My father also spent 2.5 years in Binh Thuy and De Nang during the Vietnam war. Memorial day, Veteran's Day, the 4th of July and D Day are always special to me. I thank every person that sacrifices for my freedom.

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